The Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS), with support from the German NGO ARA, and through partnerships with the University of Florida, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, the Rupununi Wildlife Research Unit and the Region 1 RDC, has embarked on research to assess the current state of medium and large mammals at the Barima-Mora Passage.
The study will use camera traps to collect crucial data that will inform Guyana’s conservation efforts, and contribute to the growing understanding of mammal species in the region and country, a GMCS release said.
Peccaries, deer, agouti, jaguar and howler monkeys will be among the species studied.