Scaling up local ecological knowledge to prioritise areas for protection: Determining Philippine pangolin distribution, status and threats
Scaling up local ecological knowledge to prioritise areas for protection: Determining Philippine pangolin distribution, status and threats
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10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01395
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2020-12-01
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Turvey, Samuel T.
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作者：
Archer, Lucy J.;Papworth, Sarah K.;Turvey, Samuel T.
本地生态知识（LEK）可以提供大地理区域内具有成本效益的基线生态数据，并且越来越被视为稀有和神秘物种信息的重要来源。然而，到目前为止，它作为确定保护行动优先次序的实用工具的用途是有限的。穿山甲是世界上贩运最严重的野生哺乳动物，所有物种都在减少。菲律宾穿山甲（Manis culionensis）是极度濒危物种，但由于缺乏对何处种群仍然存在以及何处应优先采取原位行动的了解，保护工作受到阻碍。采用家庭访谈法（n 1/4 1296）对穿山甲物种进行了首次系统调查，以提供有关穿山甲分布、现状和威胁的新数据，并评估LEK的使用情况，以突出重点保护区域。关于穿山甲的LEK很高（87%的应答者认出了穿山甲并提供了进一步的信息），在调查的18个城市中有17个有穿山甲出现的证据。大多数受访者（70%）见过穿山甲，但大多数受访者（72%）认为穿山甲“罕见”或“非常罕见”，而且据报道，穿山甲在当地的使用遍及该物种的范围。观测频率、感知丰度和报告的种群趋势的空间差异，为确定定向研究和社区穿山甲保护的优先地点提供了重要的基线。(C) 2020作者。Elsevier B.V.出版
Local ecological knowledge (LEK) can provide cost-effective baseline ecological data across large geographical areas, and is increasingly seen as an important source of information for rare and cryptic species. However, to date, its use as a practical tool for prioritising conservation action is limited. Pangolins are the world's most heavily trafficked wild mammals and all species are in decline. The Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) is Critically Endangered but conservation efforts are hindered by a lack of knowledge on where populations still exist and where in situ action should be prioritised. We conducted the first range-wide systematic survey for the species using household interviews (n 1/4 1296) to provide new data on pangolin distribution, status and threats, and to assess the use of LEK for highlighting priority areas for conservation. LEK about pangolins was high (87% of respondents recognised pangolins and provided further information), with evidence of pangolin occurrence in 17 of the 18 municipalities surveyed. The majority (70%) of respondents had seen a pangolin, but most (72%) perceived pangolins to be 'rare' or 'very rare', and local use of pangolins was reported across the species' range. Spatial differences in sighting frequencies, perceived abundance and reported population trends were observed, providing an important baseline to identify priority sites for targeted research and community-based pangolin conservation. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.