Environmental perception and use of fauna from a Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN) in Brazilian semiarid - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i3.8763
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https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i3.8763Keywords:
traditional knowledge, Ethnozoology, RPPN Stoessel de Britto, Seridó, Rio Grande do Norte StateAbstract
This paper analyzes the Environmental Perception about the potential use of wildlife resources by the population surrounding the RPPN Stoessel de Britto. Through open and closed questions, we interviewed 90 residents at Laginhas community (87% of domiciles), which performed 367 citations for 79 species, belonging to 78 genera and 55 families. The interviewees showed the utility of 41 species, for various purposes, the feeding purpose was the most mentioned. The most cited animal (27) was Tolypeutes tricinctus (Linnaeus, 1758), the three-banded armadillo. The knowledge of this community is rich and could be considered and used to define conservation strategies and as subsidies to elaborate the Plan of Management of Conservation Units.
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