White-lipped peccary home-range size in a protected area and farmland in the central Brazilian grasslands

White-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) require expansive home ranges to persist, yet their adaptability to heterogeneous landscapes remains poorly understood. This study reveals that 13 groups of white-lipped peccaries in the Emas National Park and surrounding farmland exhibited average home-range sizes of 790–8,659 ha, with no correlation to group size or monitoring duration. Home ranges were significantly larger during the wet season than the dry season, likely due to seasonal landscape dynamics, including crop plantations. While peccaries thrived in this mixed-use environment, their overlap with agricultural areas poses conservation challenges, particularly from sugarcane expansion and crop damage conflicts. These findings underscore the need for targeted strategies to mitigate human-wildlife interactions while preserving critical habitats.

de Almeida Jácomo, A. T., Furtado, M. M., Kashivakura, C. K., Marinho-Filho, J., Sollmann, R., Tôrres, N. M., & Silveira, L. (2013). White-lipped peccary home-range size in a protected area and farmland in the central Brazilian grasslands. Journal of Mammalogy, 94(1), 137–145. https://doi.org/10.1644/11-mamm-a-411.1