Assessment of IUCN Red Listed Barbary macaque population health and numbers following multiple natural disasters within Morocco

对摩洛哥境内多次自然灾害后世界自然保护联盟红色名录巴巴里猕猴种群健康和数量的评估

• 批准号: NE/Y00647X/1
• 负责人: Patrick Tkaczynski
• 金额: $ 10.42万
• 依托单位: Liverpool John Moores University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FY00647X%2F1
• 关键词: Assessment; IUCN; Red; Listed; Barbary

Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) are one of world's most endangered primates. Their numbers are declining e due to habitat loss, and in 2023, Morocco (the country in which most Barbary macaques are found) experienced a series of natural disasters that has drastically reduced the ecological range of these monkeys. There is an urgent need to fully understand the conservation implications of these disasters. Therefore, we propose to (i) quantify Barbary macaque numbers in key national parks within Morocco, and (ii) determine the health status and viability of these populations. This is information is urgently needed for a report for L'Agence National des Eaux et Forets (ANEF) and related bodies within the Moroccan government to highlight the threats and potential resilience.As of 11th October, Morocco's ANEF reported 395 forest fires since January, destroying 6,420 hectares of forest2. This follows an even more devastating period of forest fires in 2022 during which 22,800 hectare of forest was lost. Climate change saw Morocco record the highest ever summer temperatures (50.4 C) in 2023, which increased the numbers of naturally occurring fires, on top of forest fires that may be attributable to human action. In addition, on 8th September 2023, a massive earthquake struck the Marrakesh-Safi region, which includes the Toubkal National Park, inhabited by one of the more isolated Barbary macaque populations within Morocco. The International Union for Conservation recently upgraded the threat status of Barbary macaques following decades of decline. The chief threat to Barbary macaques is habitat loss and fragmentation, which has led to many Barbary macaque populations across Morocco and Algeria becoming isolated with concerns about genetic diversity and long-term population sustainability. These issues have been exacerbated by recent forest fires and earthquake. The research team (details below) are contributing to Morocco's "National Action Plan for the Conservation of the Barbary Macaque in Morocco", with the government seeing the proposed project is an urgent research priority. We request funding for a 6-month study involving three months of field work and three months of analysis to hire a research assistant, Moroccan field assistants, and to purchase the field and laboratory equipment to deliver two key project objectives.

Barbary Macaques（Macaca Sylvanus）是世界上最濒危的灵长类动物之一。由于栖息地的丧失，它们的数量正在下降，并且在2023年，摩洛哥（发现大多数猕猴的国家）经历了一系列自然灾害，这些灾害大大降低了这些猴子的生态范围。迫切需要充分理解这些灾难的保护意义。因此，我们建议（i）量化摩洛哥主要国家公园的巴巴里猕猴数量，（ii）确定这些人群的健康状况和生存能力。对于摩洛哥政府内部的L'Agence National des Eaux et Forets（Anef）和相关机构的报告迫切需要信息，以突出威胁和潜在的弹性。如10月11日，摩洛哥的贫民窟报告自1月以来报告了395森林大火，摧毁了6,420公顷的森林2。这是在2022年发生的森林大火时期更具毁灭性的时期，在此期间丧失了22,800公顷的森林。气候变化使摩洛哥记录了2023年有史以来最高的夏季温度（50.4 C），这增加了天然发生的火灾的数量，这可能归因于人类行动。此外，2023年9月8日，一场巨大的地震袭击了马拉喀什 - 萨菲地区，其中包括图布卡尔国家公园，摩洛哥内部更孤立的巴巴里猕猴人口之一居住。国际保护联盟最近在数十年下降了巴巴里猕猴的威胁地位。巴巴里猕猴的主要威胁是栖息地的丧失和分散化，这导致摩洛哥和阿尔及利亚的许多巴巴里猕猴种群因对遗传多样性和长期人口可持续性的关注而孤立。最近的森林火灾和地震加剧了这些问题。研究团队（下面的详细信息）为摩洛哥的“摩洛哥的巴巴里猕猴保护国家行动计划”做出了贡献，政府看到拟议的项目是紧急研究的重点。我们要求为6个月的研究提供资金，涉及三个月的现场工作和三个月的分析，以聘请研究助理，摩洛哥现场助理，并购买现场和实验室设备以实现两个关键的项目目标。