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RZSS Giant Armadillo Blog: Straight from the camera trap
11/02/2016 in Conservation
The RZSS Giant Armadillo Conservation Project in the Brazilian Pantanal uses camera traps to help better understand the ecology and biology of the species, as well as understand the role they play in the wider ecosystem.
Over the last few years the project has photographed over 24 different species using giant armadillo burrows for a variety of purposes including, a thermal refuge, shelter against predators, a feeding ground or resting spot. This has helped the researchers publish a scientific paper describing the role of giant armadillos as ecosystem engineers.
RZSS Regional Coordinator, Arnaud Desbiez has shared some of the camera trap images with us including ocelots, red legged seriema, peccaries, coati and southern tamandua:
Ocelot
Red legged seriema
Southern tamandua
Wild boar (feral pigs)
Coati
For more information and videos on the RZSS Giant Armadillo Conservation Project please click here
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