ASPECTS OF HUNTING ACTIVITY IN RURAL SETTLEMENT NOVA CANAÃ, MUNICIPALITY OF PORTO GRANDE, STATE OF AMAPÁ

• Autor(a) principal: Silva Ferreira, Dayse Swélen
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Campos, Carlos Eduardo Costa, Araujo, Andrea Soares
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biota Amazônia
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/417

This article aims to show the activity of hunting in a rural settlement in the municipality of Porto Grande, Amapá State, from October 2005 to November 2006. The hunt was evaluated by means of open interviews and semi-structured using the questionnaire as a tool and through participant observation of 17 settlers. In total, 261 mammals belonging to 17 species were killed. Of these, 189 (72.4%) were killed for subsistence (food) and 72 (27.6%) for predator control. Among the species reported, five are listed as vulnerable: Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Priodontes maximus, Panthera onca, Puma concolor and Leopardus wiedii. Among the interviewed, the ambush technique (12) is the most widely used, followed by hunting with dogs (4) and trails (1). In the ambush technique is common to capture Agouti paca, Tayassu pecari, Pecari tajacu, Tapirus terrestris, Mazama americana and M. gouazoupira. Knowledge of the local perception on the use of wildlife is critical to decision making in developing projects for the conservation and management of local wildlife in order to maintain as much continuity of access to this natural resource.Keywords: Hunting; Eastern Amazonia; Mammals.