Cámaras trampa para la conservación y la comunicación ambiental en la Amazonía ecuatoriana

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https://doi.org/10.65598/rps.5986

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foto trampeo, Ecuador, conservación, comunicación, Amazonía, medio ambiente, especies, biodiversidad

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Introducción: El proyecto Imago, llevado a cabo dentro de la Reserva de Biodiversidad Hemisferios, busca emplear cámaras trampa como herramientas para la conservación de 2,168 hectáreas de bosque montano en la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Este estudio presenta hallazgos preliminares derivados de las imágenes obtenidas por cámaras trampa en la zona. Metodología: De acuerdo con las directrices para cámaras trampa de WWF (Wearn & Glover-Kapfer, 2017), se colocaron estratégicamente cinco cámaras a lo largo de un sendero de dos kilómetros cerca de la estación científica, permitiendo inspecciones diarias durante un periodo de quince noches, que es la duración mínima requerida para detectar especies raras de la Amazonía (Silver et al., 2004; Espartosa et al., 2011). Resultados: Durante la fase 1, las cámaras trampa documentaron cinco especies de mamíferos y dos especies de aves. De manera destacada, entre las especies registradas se encuentra Tapirus pinchaque, clasificada como En Peligro en la Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas de la UICN. La identificación de dos individuos de Canis lupus familiaris (perros domésticos) es un motivo de especial preocupación, ya que su presencia representa una amenaza significativa para la fauna nativa debido a la depredación, competencia y transmisión de enfermedades. Discusión: Las tecnologías de cámaras trampa han permitido a los científicos monitorear ecosistemas, rastrear poblaciones de fauna silvestre y educar a audiencias globales con notable precisión y eficiencia. Estos hallazgos no solo corroboran la riqueza ecológica de la provincia de Napo, como se sugirió previamente en Cuesta et al. (2017) y Kleemann et al. (2021), sino que también presentan nuevas oportunidades para la aplicación comunicativa de esta información, particularmente en estrategias orientadas a aumentar la conciencia ambiental. Conclusión: El estudio concluye que los datos recolectados no solo funcionan como un registro de fauna, sino que también facilitan el desarrollo de estrategias educativas y comunicativas para promover el cuidado ambiental.

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Bernal Suárez, J. D., Ortiz-Jaramillo, D., & Román, L. (2026). Cámaras trampa para la conservación y la comunicación ambiental en la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Revista Prisma Social, (52), 542–559. https://doi.org/10.65598/rps.5986

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