Effectiveness of different bait types to capture wild Canidae and Felidae

• Grant number: 16/19600-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: January 01, 2017
• End date: July 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Luciano Martins Verdade
• Grantee: Thaís Do Carmo
• Host Institution: Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Low capture success rate can be a limiting factor to the success of several wildlife studies. Thus, the improvement of capture techniques, in special for predators, is necessary. In this context, the aim of this study is to evaluate the attractiveness of four different types of baits on medium and large predators. For large predators we will use pen type traps, baited with chicken, pork, goats or sheep in a Latin square design. For the mid-sized predators we will use two different cage sizes with four different types of lures, in a factorial design. The monitoring of the animals approach will be made by Bushnell Trophy Cam® cameras programmed to work 24 hours / day and shoot for 15 seconds with a minute break between videos for periods of 30 days each treatment. The results will be analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of Medium (ANOM). (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

CARMO, Thaís Do. Effectiveness of different types of baits in trapping wild canids and felids. 2020. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.