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|BRAZIL| Giant Armadillo Project in Brazil |
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by Luiz Bispo | 21-08-2015 12:31
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In Brazil, large numbers of animals inhabit a forest in Amazon. Amazon rainforest is home to a range of species and have biodiversity. However, continuous deforestation and illegal trade of animals in black market has reduced a number of animals.
Giant armadillo is one of the endangered animals, which are usually hunted by indigenous people for meat and protein. Their weight is up to 50kg and 150cm in size. Interestingly, they have 80 to100 teeth, which is more than any other terrestrial mammal and long front claws.
However, their natural ecology and behavior are not really well known and can see them rarely. Not many times conducted the research until now so that Brazil established a long-term ecological study of giant armadillo in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland.
The project launched in 2011 and expanded the epidemiological study to other armadillo species in that place. In 2013, southern tamanduas and giant anteaters were added for epidemiological study and giant anteaters were additional study subject for the epidemiology.
The project will share their finding through national and international media and offer training for Brazilian nationals in the field. The project aims to examine the ecology and biology of the species and also investigations including radio transmitters, camera traps, burrow surveys, resource monitoring, resource mapping and interviews will be helpful to understand the function in ecosystem.
Source : waza.org
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7 Comments
Envy your country that you guys have Amazon:) I really want to visit Amazon some day and see the various species there. It's awesome that armadillo is being protected. Thanks for your posting Luiz.
Posted 23-08-2015 16:48
Arushi, you too!!! Never heard!! I am so happy to introduce that to all of you guys!! Thanks for the comment =)
Posted 22-08-2015 10:22
Bindu!!! I am glad on being able to introduce it to you!!! =) Hugs!!
Posted 22-08-2015 10:21
Harmonjot!! What a truly words. You are totally right!!! Thanks for the comment! =)
Posted 22-08-2015 10:19
What an amazing creature-50kg with 80-100 teeth, had never heard or read of it . Thanks for introducing Giant armadillo to us. Glad to know that research project will find out more interesting details related to this giant animal-ecology , it's behaviour etc.
Posted 22-08-2015 04:56
Wow! Giant armadillo it's the first time I heard and saw it. So happy to hear about the research project for this endangered species and the detailed findings would be shared internationally.
I would be thankful if you update us the finding later dear Luiz :)
Posted 21-08-2015 22:02
These animals also have the right to live . They are also a part of our ecosystem . If the authorities dont try protecting them , then our future generation would never know that this animal once existed.
Posted 21-08-2015 20:08