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Revista de Ciencias Ambientales
On-line version ISSN 2215-3896Print version ISSN 1409-2158
Abstract
VARGAS-BRICENO, Aaron and CAMPOS-DURAN, Daniela. Fauna incidents critical point identification and recommendations for its conservation, Sarapiquí, Heredia, Costa Rica. Ciencias Ambientales [online]. 2022, vol.56, n.2, pp.211-225. ISSN 2215-3896. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rca.56/2.11.
(Introduction):
Between 2010 and 2020 the Sarapiquí Fire Department in Costa Rica attended 1926 wildlife incidents predominantly pertaining to the rescue of bees, snakes, crocodiles, and sloths.
(Objective):
To determine the spatiotemporal distribution of human/fauna encounter points (districts), as well as months and years with most of the cases.
(Methodology):
The database of fauna attention/incidents from 2010 to 2020 and supplied by the firefighter's brigade of Sarapiquí was refined. This information was georeferenced by using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for identify spatial distribution of the four fauna groups registered: bees (Apidae), crocodiles (Crocodylidae), sloths (Megalonychidae) and snakes (Viperidae/Elapidae). Referring to the temporal distribution a descriptive analysis was realized which led to determining months and years with most of the incidents.
(Results):
Most of the incidents were recorded in 2018 and 2019 (total of 505), April and May were the months that concentrated the highest incidences (241 and 197 respectively) and where bees cases were the most attended. At the spatial level most of the cases were attended in the districts of Puerto Viejo, Horquetas and La Virgen.
(Conclusions):
The results of this research are the basis for the establishment of recommendations for fauna conservation strategies.
Keywords : Conservation; fauna; Fire Department; rescue; spatio-temporal distribution..