First record of plastic ingestion by
Cerdocyon thous (Carnivora, Canidae) in northeastern Brazil

Bocchiglieri, Adriana; Bezerra, Rayanna Hellem Santos; Conceição, Anderson Mendonça

doi:10.31687/saremnms.21.7.1

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“…Because of this, it was not possible to develop more detailed statistical analyses. Three studies described and discussed the presence of plastics in the diet of T. ornatus , Puma concolor , and Cerdocyon thous , but standardized methodologies or analytical analyses were not employed (Cáceres-Martínez et al 2015 ; Bartolucci et al 2020 ; Bocchiglieri et al 2021 ). Three articles described the presence of plastics in burrows and/or nests in D. albiventris , S. nebouxii , and S. carolinensis (Blettler and Mitchell 2021 ; Ayala et al 2022b ; Ammendolia et al 2022 ).…”

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“…Species of the family Canidae such as C. thous and C. brachyurus presented four records of plastic ingestion per species, although information regarding polymer composition or types of plastics is scarce in these studies. For example, for C. thous, only in two studies it was possible to identify plastics in fecal samples as plastic films (Cirignoli et al 2011 ; Bocchiglieri et al 2021 ). The other studies present only one description (Montanelli 2001 ; Tirelli et al 2019 ).…”

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Terrestrial mammals of the Americas and their interactions with plastic waste

Ayala

Zeta-Flores

Ramos-Baldárrago³

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Plastics have brought many benefits to society, but their mismanagement has turned them into a serious environmental problem. Today, the effects of plastic waste on wildlife are becoming increasingly evident. Since studies on plastic pollution have focused on species in marine ecosystems, here we review current knowledge on interactions between terrestrial mammals and plastic waste in the countries of the Americas, which is a global hotspot of mammalian biodiversity and in turn has, among its member countries, nations with high per capita generations of plastic waste globally. We identified 46 scientific articles documenting plastic ingestion in 37 species and four species that used plastic waste for nest or burrow construction. Of the 46 investigations, seven focused on plastic contamination, while the others reported on the presence of plastics in wildlife, even though this was not the primary focus of the research. However, these publications lack analytical methods commonly used in plastic studies, and only one study applied a standardized methodology for plastic detection. Therefore, in general, plastic pollution research on terrestrial mammals is limited. We extend several recommendations such as designing methodologies that are adapted to terrestrial mammals for the identification of plastics in fecal matter or gastrointestinal contents, carrying out species-specific analyzes on the impacts of plastics in nests or burrows, and giving further attention to this understudied issue and taxa. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-023-26617-x.

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