La cacería de animales silvestres en la comunidad de bretaña, río puinahua, loreto – perú

This study reports basic information about hunting by the residents of the Bretana community such as: days required for hunting, wild animals often hunted, types of habitat where it is customary to hunt, among other things. 10 hunters were interviewed, as well as our own personal observations in the study area. Species such as majas (Cuniculus paca) 18.06% and choro (Lagothrix lagotricha) 14.01% were the most hunted. Among the least hunted was pava (Aburria pipile) 0.46%. The restinga was the habitat most frequented by hunters (42%). Ungulates (1365 Kg) and reptiles (754 Kg) were the species which contributed most fresh meat per animal; males (51.23%) were most preferred by hunters. A priority is to involve the community in a management plan that seeks to conserve the species as a whole and its habitat.