Palabras clave
Ecología de carreteras
Primates neotropicales
Primates amenazados
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Aceptado 2025-12-09
Publicado 2026-05-06
Resumen
Reportamos cinco eventos de primates platirrinos hallados en la Autopista Ruta del sol, en el Valle del Magdalena Medio, Colombia. Específicamente, reportamos cuatro (4) atropellamientos y un evento de avistamiento vivo. Los atropellamientos ocurrieron entre octubre de 2024 y octubre de 2025, dos individuos de la especie Cebus versicolor categorizada como En Peligro (EN). Consecuentemente, en junio de 2025 se registró un subadulto de Alouatta seniculus categorizada como preocupación menor (LC). Finalmente, en octubre de 2025 se registró un individuo de Aotus griseimembra (VU). Aunque estas especies son principalmente arbóreas, C. versicolor y A. griseimembra exhiben comportamientos terrestres, lo que aumenta su vulnerabilidad de colisionar con vehículos, tal como se observó con un adulto de C. versicolor avistado en diciembre del 2024 mientras se encontraba inmóvil en la autopista, rodeado de plantaciones de palma de aceite. Esto sugiere que los individuos podrían estar cruzando carreteras al nivel del suelo entre parches de bosque aislados. Estas observaciones,resaltan una amenaza compleja para los primates en paisajes tropicales fragmentados. Enfatizamos la necesidad de integrar infraestructura sensible a los primates, como puentes de dosel, así como la implementación de señalización de cruces de fauna silvestre y el monitoreo sistemático.
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