First record of jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) (Mammalia Carnivora Felidae) in Uruguay, with comments about participatory monitoring

Abstract

We present the first record of a wild jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) in Uruguay obtained as part of a participatory monitoring with trap-cameras together with the community of Paso Centurión, Cerro Largo.

Florencia Grattarola

Postdoc Researcher

Uruguayan biologist doing research in macroecology and biodiversity informatics.