Inventario de la fauna en el refugio de vida silvestre Yankay, Baños, Tungurahua

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to analyze the current fauna in the area as well as to inventory and propose management and conservation measures in favor of the species found, the Yankay Wildlife Refuge located on the Riobamba- Baños- Puyo road in Rio Negro parish, to carry out the work, the fauna of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles was inventoried by means of counting points, camera trap images and visual encounter methods respectively with the data collected, the biological diversity indices were calculated for each group of animals, the results obtained showed a great diversity of birds, moderate diversity of mammals and amphibians while a minimal diversity of reptiles in the area, 10 different species of mammals, 42 of birds, 11 of amphibians and 5 of reptiles were inventoried. It was thus concluded that in the Yankay Wildlife Refuge there are species that are categorized by the IUCN as: least concern, almost threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered, which is why the importance of this area for its conservation, educational use and research is emphasized.