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Abstract

Birds and mammals are the most important resource of protein for original groups of the amazon rainforest. Most of the meat is used for food and other parts of the animals are designates for the production of handicrafts, ornaments and other daily objects. Considering the use and exploitation of the fauna, the objectives of this study were: a) to identify the species of birds and mammals used by the local population; b) to determine what the uses of this animal are, and c) to calculate the economic value of the biomass extracted. We registered the exploitation and use of the species through surveys between the families. All the information was recorded, analyzed and systematized. We found that in the Lower Urubamba River, local families use 10 species of birds and 12 species of mammals. Paujil (Mitu tuberosum), Tinammus (Crypturellus sp. and Tinamus tao) are the species more commonly used. The lowland pacca (Cuniculus paca), Red brocket deer (Mazama americana) and tapir (Tapirus terrestris) are the mammals with the more extracted biomass. The most important use of these animals is for food (as meat) for subsistence of the families.

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Title
Aves y mamíferos silvestres usados por pobladores del Bajo Urubamba, Cusco, Perú
Author
Costa, Juan F 1 ; Ríos-Choronto, Robert 2 ; Peña-Candia, Luz Z 3 ; Simões, Erik 4 

 Universidad Nacional Intercultural de Quillabamba (UNIQ). El Arenal s/n, Quillabamba. La Convención, Cusco, Perú 
 Reserva comunal Machiguenga, Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (RCM - SERNANP). Jr. Sabas Zarazola, K-17, Quillabamba. Cusco, Perú 
 Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. De La Cultura N° 733, Cusco, Perú 
 Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Departamento de Medio Ambiente. Carretera 658, Km 1.3, Bo. Arenalejos, Sector Palaches, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 
Pages
463-470
Section
NOTA CIENTÍFICA
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Dec 2018
Publisher
Leonardo Romero Chumpitaz, Editor Jefe
ISSN
15610837
e-ISSN
17279933
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
2182372995
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.