Keywords
Deforestation
Camera trapping
Restoration
Ungulates
How to Cite
Accepted 2025-04-01
Published 2025-04-28
Abstract
We present novel records of the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) through camera trapping in a locality of the Magdalena Medio region (DRMI Ciénega de Barbacoas, Yondó, Colombia), where the species was reported as extinct. Records of white-lipped peccary come from a single locality during three sampling periods. No additional sites with the species' presence were reported in our surveys across various localities in the Magdalena Medio or in other published studies. This suggests that the species has low abundance and occupancy in the highly transformed landscape of this inter-Andean valley. A search for additional records on digital platforms revealed historical collections in the Colombian Caribbean and a recent record in the Cauca River Valley in Antioquia (Colombia), which requires field confirmation. The presence of the white-lipped peccary, along with other threatened species such as the Brown Spider monkey, the Colombian Tapir, the Jaguar, and the Giant Anteater, highlights the need to restore the fragmented landscape of the Magdalena Medio to maintain its long-term biodiversity.
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