Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America
Effective conservation management of threatened species with transboundary distributions is a challenge, requiring international coordination to ensure that country-specific actions align with regional imperatives. Many international conservation efforts overlook species needing attention and fail t...
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| author | Nicolás Fuentes-Allende Cristina Mata Javier Barrio Paulo Corti Gabriel Llerena Velia Mendoza Ángela Nuñez Ramiro Ovejero Luis F. Pacheco Hernán Pastore Josef Rechberger Hector A. Regidor Jhonson Vizcarra Esteban Zúñiga Benito A. González |
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| description | Effective conservation management of threatened species with transboundary distributions is a challenge, requiring international coordination to ensure that country-specific actions align with regional imperatives. Many international conservation efforts overlook species needing attention and fail to incorporate the field expertise of local researchers in regional-level assessments. Here we focus on the taruka Hippocamelus antisensis, a threatened and little-studied deer of the Central Andes Ecoregion in South America. Since 2016, experts, managers and governmental authorities from all countries encompassing the species’ range have gathered to collate information about its presence and coordinate efforts to conserve it. We constructed taruka distribution models using historical records and more recent sightings reported during the last 50 years. Our findings revealed several critical insights: slope, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) during the dry season, and daily and seasonal temperature variability are primary predictors of taruka distribution, and the largest part of its range is in Peru (54%), followed by Bolivia (30%), Argentina (10%) and Chile (6%). The species’ core distribution is confined to the western and eastern limits of the Central Andes Ecoregion, bordered by the Sechura and Atacama Desert to the west and the Yungas Forest to the east. Protection is limited, with only 12 and 8% of the core and non-core areas, respectively, of the species’ range under formal protection. We recommend safeguarding connectivity of the core distribution by establishing transboundary protected areas, improving taruka coexistence with local communities, strengthening and formalizing international collaboration amongst taruka experts and raising the species’ appeal amongst policymakers and the public. In particular, we hope to encourage international collaboration between Southern Hemisphere specialists. This is important because these researchers have extensive field knowledge that could improve global conservation efforts, especially in regions that lack adequate conservation funding. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b2e0e59a79e458aa90f880b0f9a3ea72025-08-20T01:55:31ZengCambridge University PressOryx0030-60531365-300811310.1017/S0030605324001479Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South AmericaNicolás Fuentes-Allende0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8487-1943Cristina Mata1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6206-1015Javier Barrio2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6109-2645Paulo Corti3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8253-2195Gabriel Llerena4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5827-2963Velia Mendoza5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5900-3263Ángela Nuñez6Ramiro Ovejero7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1061-4159Luis F. Pacheco8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8844-9942Hernán Pastore9Josef Rechberger10Hector A. Regidor11Jhonson Vizcarra12https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3458-2718Esteban Zúñiga13Benito A. González14https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0039-5722IUCN Species Survival Commission Deer Specialist Group Laboratorio de Manejo y Conservación de Vida Silvestre, Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile Fundación Sudamérica Diversa, Panguipulli, ChileTerrestrial Ecology Group (TEG-UAM), Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, SpainIUCN Species Survival Commission Deer Specialist Group Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad, Lima, PeruIUCN Species Survival Commission Deer Specialist Group Laboratorio de Manejo y Conservación de Vida Silvestre, Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, ChileMuseo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, PeruLaboratorio de Zooarqueología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, BoliviaIUCN Species Survival Commission Deer Specialist Group Red Boliviana de Mastozoología, La Paz, BoliviaIUCN Species Survival Commission South American Camelid Specialist Group Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical, CONICET-UNT, Cúpulas Horco Molle, Tucumán, ArgentinaIUCN Species Survival Commission Deer Specialist Group Colección Boliviana de Fauna, Instituto de Ecología, Carrera de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Puras y Naturales, La Paz, BoliviaIUCN Species Survival Commission Deer Specialist Group Dirección Regional Patagonia Norte, Administración de Parques Nacionales, San Carlos de Bariloche, ArgentinaCentro de Estudios en Biología Teórica y Aplicada, Cota Cota, La Paz, BoliviaFacultad de Ciencias Naturales, National University of Salta, Salta, ArgentinaAdministración Técnica Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre Moquegua-Tacna, Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre, Tacna, PeruParque Nacional Lauca, Corporación Nacional Forestal, Arica, ChileIUCN Species Survival Commission South American Camelid Specialist Group Faculty of Forest Sciences and Nature Conservation, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileEffective conservation management of threatened species with transboundary distributions is a challenge, requiring international coordination to ensure that country-specific actions align with regional imperatives. Many international conservation efforts overlook species needing attention and fail to incorporate the field expertise of local researchers in regional-level assessments. Here we focus on the taruka Hippocamelus antisensis, a threatened and little-studied deer of the Central Andes Ecoregion in South America. Since 2016, experts, managers and governmental authorities from all countries encompassing the species’ range have gathered to collate information about its presence and coordinate efforts to conserve it. We constructed taruka distribution models using historical records and more recent sightings reported during the last 50 years. Our findings revealed several critical insights: slope, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) during the dry season, and daily and seasonal temperature variability are primary predictors of taruka distribution, and the largest part of its range is in Peru (54%), followed by Bolivia (30%), Argentina (10%) and Chile (6%). The species’ core distribution is confined to the western and eastern limits of the Central Andes Ecoregion, bordered by the Sechura and Atacama Desert to the west and the Yungas Forest to the east. Protection is limited, with only 12 and 8% of the core and non-core areas, respectively, of the species’ range under formal protection. We recommend safeguarding connectivity of the core distribution by establishing transboundary protected areas, improving taruka coexistence with local communities, strengthening and formalizing international collaboration amongst taruka experts and raising the species’ appeal amongst policymakers and the public. In particular, we hope to encourage international collaboration between Southern Hemisphere specialists. This is important because these researchers have extensive field knowledge that could improve global conservation efforts, especially in regions that lack adequate conservation funding.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605324001479/type/journal_articleDistribution modellingHippocamelus antisensisinternational collaborationlocal knowledgeprotected areasSouth Americatarukatransboundary distribution |
| spellingShingle | Nicolás Fuentes-Allende Cristina Mata Javier Barrio Paulo Corti Gabriel Llerena Velia Mendoza Ángela Nuñez Ramiro Ovejero Luis F. Pacheco Hernán Pastore Josef Rechberger Hector A. Regidor Jhonson Vizcarra Esteban Zúñiga Benito A. González Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America Oryx Distribution modelling Hippocamelus antisensis international collaboration local knowledge protected areas South America taruka transboundary distribution |
| title | Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America |
| title_full | Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America |
| title_fullStr | Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America |
| title_short | Using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation: distribution modelling for the taruka in South America |
| title_sort | using local scientific knowledge for transboundary conservation distribution modelling for the taruka in south america |
| topic | Distribution modelling Hippocamelus antisensis international collaboration local knowledge protected areas South America taruka transboundary distribution |
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