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Co n t e n t s Executive Summary 3 Acknowledgements 4 Team 5 Introduction 6 Background to the expedition 6 The Guianan Shield 6 Situation of the Rewa Head 7 Human occupancy and visits above Corona Falls 8 The Expedition 10 Chapter 1. Mammal Species Diversity and Relative Abundance 11 Flagship Species: The Giant Otter 11 Camera Trapping Survey 13 Observations 17 Chapter 2. Bird Species Diversity and Relative Abundance 20 Mist Netting Survey 20 Drift Spot Count Survey 22 Chapter 3. Reptile Species Diversity 24 Chapter 4. The Future State of the Rewa Head: Identification of Stakeholders 26 Chapter 5. Conservation 31 Conservation Recommendations 32 References 34 Appendix 1. Mammalian Diversity 37 Appendix 2. Avian Diversity and Relative Abundance 39 Appendix 3. Reptilian Diversity 47 Appendix 4. EPA permission to conduct biodiversity research 48 Biodiversity of the Rewa Head 1
Figure 1. Jaguar (Panthera onca) Photograph taken by Gordan Duncan in 2004. During that six week trip the water level was exceptionally low and 10 jaguar were observed. Figure 2. Goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondii), one of the giants of Guyana’s interior. Gordon Duncan. 2 Biodiversity of the Rewa Head
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