TY - JOUR AU - Sánchez Brenes, Ronald AU - Monge, Javier PY - 2022/05/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The grison, Galictis vitatta (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in coffee agroecosystems, Costa Rica JF - UNED Research Journal JA - URJ VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - Short Communication DO - 10.22458/urj.v14i1.3796 UR - https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/3796 SP - e3796 AB - <p><strong>Introduction</strong>: The grison, <em>Gallictis vittata</em>, is a IUCN species of least concern. However, in Mesoamerican countries it is rare and probably endangered, and studies are scarce. <strong>Objective:</strong> To report <em>G. vitatta</em> in a new habitat. <strong>Methods:</strong> We placed four camera traps in strategic places such as food sources, burrows, water bodies forest ecotone in Alajuela, Costa Rica. <strong>Results:</strong> We obtained two records of <em>G. vittata</em> in the transition between coffee plantation and secondary forest. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> These records expand the known range of <em>G. vittata </em>and provide information for its conservation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -