The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar
The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar
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DOI：
10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02662
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发表时间：
2023-10-03
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4
通讯作者：
Evans，Tierra Smiley
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作者：
Thompson，Carolyn;Lwin，Ngwe;Evans，Tierra Smiley
缅甸是世界上生物最丰富的国家之一，拥有东南亚最大的连续完整森林景观之一。然而，其许多生态系统都受到高度威胁，迫切需要采取更大的野生动物保护行动，特别是对其 20 种灵长类动物，其中一半以上在 IUCN 受威胁物种红色名录上处于濒危或极度濒危状态。在这 20 个物种中，有 3 个以小而孤立的种群生存，而其余 17 个物种没有足够的种群和分布信息来准确进行保护管理和监测。为了应对这一挑战，我们对缅甸从事灵长类动物保护工作的高级学者和专业人士进行了半结构化访谈，以评估有关缅甸发现的每种灵长类动物物种保护状况的最新知识以及正在进行的保护工作。我们还进行了系统的文献综述，以生成缅甸灵长类动物学发表指标的数据。主要发现是，缅甸几乎所有 20 种灵长类动物的数量都在下降，而且对物种种群动态的了解存在差距，这阻碍了保护行动。我们概述了缅甸灵长类动物学，并讨论了缅甸灵长类动物保护未来面临的挑战和建议。
Myanmar is one of the world’s most biologically rich countries and has among the largest contiguous intact forest landscapes in southeast Asia. Yet many of its ecosystems are highly threatened and there is an urgent need for greater wildlife conservation action, particularly for its 20 primate species, over half of which are either Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Of these 20 species, three survive in small, isolated populations, while for the remaining 17 there is insufficient population and distribution information to accurately target conservation management and monitoring. To begin to address this challenge, we conducted semi-structured interviews with senior academics and professionals working in primate conservation in Myanmar to assess current knowledge on the conservation status of each of the primate species found there, as well as conservation efforts underway. We also conducted a systematic literature review to generate data on publication metrics for Myanmar primatology. The principal finding is that the populations of nearly all of Myanmar’s 20 primate species are declining, and there are gaps in knowledge on species population dynamics which are hindering conservation action. We present an overview of primatology in Myanmar and address the challenges and recommendations for the future of primate conservation in Myanmar.