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The critical condition of hutias in Cuba

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

Vicente Berovides Alvarez  and
Antonio Comas González
Vicente Berovides Alvarez
Affiliation:
Biology Faculty, No. 455, Calle 25, Vedado, Havana 4, Cuba.
Antonio Comas González
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales, Ministerio de la Agriculture, Cuba.
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Abstract

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Cuba is home for 10 endemic species of hutia. Three of these have become scarce, or extinct, in some parts of their historical range, but remain sufficiently abundant elsewhere to make their conservation of no immediate concern. Of the other seven species, one is believed to be extinct and the rest are in grave danger. The pressures they face include capture by man, competition with introduced rats and destuction of their habitat. Urgent measures are required if these species are to survive.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 206 - 208
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1991

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