Mange is a global infectious skin disease that threatens the health and well-being of wildlife, livestock, and the people whose livelihood depends on them. Bolivia and Peru have the largest vicuña populations and appear severely impacted by mange. Vicuña are essential components of the Andean food chain and their extirpation would dramatically change the ecosystem. Climate change, habitat loss, pasture competition with livestock, and a lack of transparent regulations about the legal fiber trade all threaten to exacerbate the problem. This team seeks a holistic understanding of and novel control strategies for mange, which will mitigate the risks to public and ecosystem health.
OUR APPROACH: This project will compile data and knowledge about mange as it relates to wild and domestic camelids, other livestock, domestic animals and human health. We will integrate data on management practices, pasture quality and climate. Our interdisciplinary team includes experts in wildlife veterinary medicine, disease ecology, wildlife and conservation biology, rangeland ecology, agriculture, and livestock herding, and will engage rural communities, the livestock health sector, and key decision-makers to develop evidence-based, scalable solutions for mange control.
A repository of databases generated from the Andrea Camelid Disease working group’s systematic review of published information on sarcoptic mange infections in South American vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe) populations. Database includes metadata of each source, the basic description of the methodology used, and files with the description of the information.
As part of the Andean Camelid Disease working group, this white paper details a systematic review of published documents (i.e., peer-reviewed publications and gray literature) and unpublished government registers from Bolivia and Peru of managed vicuñas at chaccu events to fill knowledge gaps and propose recommendations for future research and
the implementation of effective preventive and control strategies to mitigate sarcoptic mange burden within South American camelid populations.
USGS
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society
University of Massachusetts - Amherst/TNC
NCEAS
USGS
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society, Peru
Vetmed Vienna
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society
CONOPA - Research and Development of Camelids Institute
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society
National Forest and Wildlife Authority
IUCN
Wildlife Conservation Society
San Marcos National University - UNMSM
IUCN