Open AccessRoadkill records of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) between kilometers 06 and 76 of highway BR-163, state of Pará, Brazil
Author(s) -
Marco Antônio de Freitas,
Rodrigo Cambará Printes,
Eric K. Motoyama,
Assor E. Fucks,
Diogo Veríssimo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.3227.9.11.10948-10952
Subject(s) - threatened species , geography , population , ecology , biology , demography , habitat , sociology
Fifteen Lowland Tapirs Tapirus terrestris were found road killed between kilometer six and 76 of the BR-163 highway, in the state of Pará, Brazil. The findings took place during two periods, May/July 2016, and June 2017. This highway is internationally known for its environmental impact and here we present additional evidence of its impact on the population of a threatened species.