Estado de Conservación del Jaguar y Pecarí de labio Blanco en el Ecuador Occidental

Little is known about the conservation status of jaguar and white-lipped peccary populations west of the Andes in Ecuador. We surveyed the two species in the four largest forest remnants in western Ecuador, using interviews to local people, reconnaissance surveys, and camera traps. The two species were detected only in one of the remnants (Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve and its buffer zone, an area of 2,500 km2). It appears, both species have been extirpated already from the other three large forest remnants in the region, and their long-term persistence depends on immediate conservation actions in Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve.  Poco se conoce sobre el estado de conservación de las poblaciones de jaguar y pecarí de labio blanco al occidente de los Andes en el Ecuador. Muestreamos las dos especies en los cuatro remanentes de bosque más grandes del Ecuador occidental, utilizando entrevistas a la gente local, senderos de reco- nocimiento y trampas fotográficas. Las dos especies fueron detectadas únicamente en uno de los remanentes (Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas y su zona de amortiguamiento un área de 2500 km2). Aparentemente, ambas especies han sido ya extirpadas de los otros tres remanentes grandes de bosque en la región y su persistencia a largo plazo depende de acciones de conservación inmediatas en la Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas.

Distribución actual, ecología y estrategias para la conservación de un primate críticamente amenazado (Ateles fusciceps fusiceps) en el Ecuador

Distribution, ecology and strategies for the conservation of a critically endangered primate (Ateles fusciceps fusiceps) in Ecuador. Ateles fusciceps occurs from Southern Panama to Ecuador. The subspecies Ateles fusciceps fusciceps is endemic to Ecuador and can be found west of the Andes, from the north of the country to the Manabí Province in the south. Its largest population is found in the Province of Esmeraldas. Deforestation and hunting are the main threats faced by these primates. A.f.fusciceps relies on large tracts of primary forest but can also be found in forest fragments close to human settlements. Illegal logging is having a detrimental effect on the food availability for this primate, who feed mainly on ripe fruit. In this chapter we summarize the conservation status of this taxon and report more than 60 species that are key to A.f.fusiceps survival in Tesoro Escondido, Esmeraldas Province. In order to protect this Critically Endangered primate and its habitat it is crucial to develop conservation actions that enable alternative economic income for local communities