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The challenge of wildlife conservation from its biogeographical distribution, with implications for integrated management in Peru
* 1, 2 , 1 , 3 , 4 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
1  Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES-CES) de la, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 01001, Peru
2  Department for Innovation in Biological, Agri-Food and Forest Systems, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, via san Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
3  Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
4  Grupo de Investigación Ambiente y Vida (GIAV), Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, San José de Cúcuta 540003, Colombia
Academic Editor: Matthieu Chauvat

Abstract:

Biodiversity is an indispensable resource and contributes to the balance of ecosystems, being of great importance for the development of a society and its culture through good management and management of natural spaces. However, the reduction and fragmentation of habitats, trafficking, and illegal trade in wild animals affect the great diversity of wild flora and fauna that characterizes Peru. Considering this problem, we modeled the biogeographic distribution of 5 species of wildlife categorized as threatened by Peruvian legislation and included in the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), critically endangered (CR) Lagothrix flavicauda, endangered (EN) Aotus miconax, in vulnerable status (VU) Tremarctos ornatus, Lagothrix cana and in near threatened category (NT) Panthera onca. Our study aimed to identify its current potential distribution in the Peruvian territory is legally protected by the conservation areas of national, regional, or private administration. In this regard, we used a maximum entropy approach (MaxEnt), integrating 14 variables (7 bioclimatic variables, 3 topographic, 3 variables of vegetation cover, and relative humidity). It was observed that 3.6% (46,225.50 km2) of the Peruvian territory presents a high probability (>0.6) of distribution of the evaluated species and 10.7% (13,6918.28 km2) of moderate distribution (0.4-0.6). Based on this, our study allowed us to identify geographical spaces for threatened species in which conservation actions should focus, through the formulation of strategies, plans, policies, and participatory management in the Peruvian territory.

Keywords: biodiversity; CITES; habitat; maxent; protected natural areas
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