An overview of the status and conservation of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in India, with reference to its global status
An overview of the status and conservation of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in India, with reference to its global status
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-3008.2001.00181.x
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2001-07-01
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2.7
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Choudhury, A
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作者：
Choudhury, A
目前，人们对小熊猫 Ailurus fulgens 在野外的状况和分布知之甚少。 fulgens亚种分布于尼泊尔、印度、不丹、缅甸北部和中国西南部的喜马拉雅山地区，styani亚种则分布在中国中南部东部。小熊猫是亚热带和温带森林的动物，除了印度梅加拉亚邦的热带森林中也有分布。在野外，小熊猫主要吃素食，主要成分是竹子。小熊猫在印度的分布范围约为17万平方公里，但其占据的面积可能只有约2.5万平方公里。根据最低记录平均密度和潜在栖息地总面积的估计表明，全球小熊猫数量约为 16,000-20,000 只。栖息地丧失和偷猎依次是主要威胁。本文回顾了小熊猫的分布、现状和保护问题，特别是在印度，并提出了适当的保护措施建议，包括保护指定地区和扩大一些现有保护区。
The current status and distribution of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the wild is poorly known. The subspecies fulgens is found in the Himalaya in Nepal, India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar and south-west China, and the subspecies styani occurs further to the east in south-central China. The red panda is an animal of subtropical and temperate forests, with the exception of Meghalaya in India, where it is also found in tropical forests. In the wild, red pandas take a largely vegetarian diet consisting chiefly of bamboo. The extent of occurrence of the red panda in India is about 170,000 sq km, although its area of occupancy within this may only be about 25,000 sq km. An estimate based on the lowest recorded average density and the total area of potential habitat suggests that the global population of red pandas is about 16,000-20,000. Habitat loss and poaching, in that order, are the major threats. In this paper the distribution, status and conservation problems of the red panda, especially in India, are reviewed, and appropriate conservation measures recommended, including the protection of named areas and the extension of some existing protected areas.