Key Words: Carnivora, Colombia, Córdoba, felidae, poaching, Puma yagouaroudi, South America, Palabras clave: Cacería, Carnívora, Colombia, Córdoba, Felidae, Puma yagouaroundi, SuraméricaĪBSTRACT Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infects numerous wild and domestic feline species and is closely related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). This represents the first direct record of jaguarundi consumption across its range, representing an important aspect for wild felids’ conservation among rural marginalized communities across Latin America. The animal was hunted using dogs the carcass was prepared and was saved for later consumption during religious holidays by the entire community. Here we report the hunting and consumption of and adult male jaguarundi in the Cordoba department of Colombia. Small felids are usually seriously affected by retaliation hunting caused by conflicts derived from wild cats’ predation on domestic animals however, few records exist for subsistence hunting and consumption of these species by local communities. However, they are considered threatened across their ranges, mostly by habitat loss and fragmentation, and both direct and prey hunting. Also, data about retroviral prevalence in Eurasian lynxes are scarce, so any new findings are very valuable.ĪBSTRACTWild felids in the Americas are generally considered as cultural icons and are respected and revered by most of the cultures.

Even though our sample size was rather small, considering the fact that the population size of lynx in Croatia is estimated at 40 - 60 animals, our results can be considered representative for the population’s health status. All the 17 Eurasian lynx samples collected between 20 tested negative in both immunochromatographic and molecular tests. Two different commercial immunochromatographic assays were used for qualitative detection of FIV antibodies and FeLV antigens, while PCR was used for amplification of proviral gag and env genes in Eurasian lynx blood samples. As the reintroduced Dinaric lynx (Lynx lynx) population suffers from low genetic diversity, which reduces their ability to adapt to new viral outbreaks, the health status of this lynx population is of particular concern. The epidemiology of retroviral infections in felids in Croatia was only investigated in urban domestic cats, while there are no data for wild cat species.

The view that retroviruses are pathogenic in domestic cats but not in other free-ranging felid species was disproved by recent findings of retroviral pathology in several wild felids. FIV has been confirmed in most Felidae species, while FeLV infection is rare among non-domestic cats. The feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) may cause persistent, lifelong and lethal infections in domestic and wild felids worldwide.

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