Best Practice Guidelines for the Rehabilitation and Translocation of Gibbons

Campbell, Clare; Cheyne, Susan M.; Rawson, Benjamin M.

doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2015.ssc-op.51.en

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“…Taxon-or ecosystem-specific protocols are also advantageous and should align with these international standards-indeed, some marine protocols already do (e.g., Edwards 2010). The global IUCN Guidelines can be expanded upon for different taxonomic groups, as recently done for gibbons (Campbell et al 2015) and rhinoceros (Emslie et al 2009).…”

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Managing Marine Biodiversity: The Rising Diversity and Prevalence of Marine Conservation Translocations

Swan¹,

McPherson

Seddon

et al. 2016

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Translocations, the human-mediated movement and free-release of living organisms, are increasingly used as conservation tools in imperiled terrestrial ecosystems. Marine ecosystems, too, are increasingly threatened, and marine restoration efforts are escalating. But the methods and motivations for marine restoration are varied, so the extent to which they involve conservation-motivated translocations is unclear. Because translocations involve considerable risks, building on previous experience to establish and implement best practice guidelines for policy application is imperative. We conducted a global literature review to determine what marine conservation translocation experience exists. Our review indicates marine conservation translocations are widespread and increasingly common. Reinforcements and reintroductions predominate, but precedent for assisted colonizations and ecological replacements also exists. In 39 years, 487 translocation projects were conducted to conserve over 242 marine species or their ecosystems. Most projects involved coastal invertebrates (44%) or plants (30%). Few species were of conservation concern according to the IUCN Red List, likely reflecting the leading objective for most (60%) marine conservation translocations, which was ecosystem rather than species recovery. With currently no standard metrics for evaluating translocation success or ecosystem function, we recommend future projects follow the relevant IUCN guidelines and identify specific targets to measure the efficacy of translocations.

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confidence: 99%

Managing Marine Biodiversity: The Rising Diversity and Prevalence of Marine Conservation Translocations

Swan¹,

McPherson

Seddon

et al. 2016

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“…JGC short term objective is to conduct behavioral and health assessment as well as improvement of behavior and health of Javan gibbon. The long-term objective is to reintroduce Javan gibbon into suitable habitat in accordance with IUCN translocation guidelines (Campbell et al, 2015). The last objective of their program is to consolidate Javan gibbon population in a habitat that support Javan gibbon's existence for long-term viability.…”

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“…Generally, in infant and juvenile, they tend to display playing behavior, as seen in family of Jowo-Bombom-Yani-Yudi and family of Mel-Pooh-Asri. Generally, accepted release strategy for gibbons is to be released in well-bonded pairs, replicating their natural social structure (Campbell et al 2015).…”

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Pre-Release Assessment for Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) in The Javan Gibbon Center, Mount Gede Pangrango National Park

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Preparation for gibbons before being released into their habitat is crucial. Thus, there is a need for readiness assessment of Javan gibbon with several criteria derived from other species of gibbons to determine individual readiness. Pre-release assessment study for Javan gibbon (Hylobates moloch) in the Javan Gibbon Center, Mount Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia. The objective of this research was to assess the readiness of Javan gibbon behavior prior to release. Data collection was conducted by focal animal sampling method with 5-minute interval recording time and ad libitum method. The average time allocations of Javan Gibbon activities were as follow: feeding (18.17±3.34%); moving (22.34±0.53%); resting (46.24±3.84%); socializing (10.13±4.33%); sexual activity (0.59±0.58%); and vocalizing (2.54±0.88%). The similarities of activity allocation from this study compared by wild Javan gibbons data found as follows: feeding by 33.03%, moving by 90.97%, resting by 61.52%, socializing by 38.09%, vocalizing by 75.02%, and sexual by 44.24%. Based on readiness assessment of 11 Javan gibbons, 3 individuals were considered almost ready for release, while 8 individuals were considered ready. The assessment of behaviors criteria for the readiness of Javan gibbons before release has not existed before. The results of this research are important as a recommendation for the management of wildlife rehabilitation and as a guideline in implementing the rehabilitation and reintroduction program of Javan gibbons.

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“…primates) could have proved equally, if not more problematic during confiscation and disposal in this regard (e.g. Farmer 2002;Campbell et al 2015). In particular, the large proportion of individuals seized during import (43%) are of considerable animal welfare concern as (in addition to suffering experienced during capture and preparation) these animals will have also had their physical and mental states further compromised during illegal shipment after export (Warwick 2014).…”

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A review of global trends in CITES live wildlife confiscations

D’Cruze¹,

Macdonald²

2016

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We assessed the global scope and scale of confiscated live wild vertebrates using information from the annual Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) reports. These reports documented a total of 64,143 individual animals (from 359 species), confiscated by 54 countries party to CITES, between 2010 and 2014. Reptiles represented 95% of individuals seized and posed a particular management challenge during this time. From a conservation perspective, 19% of all individuals reported as seized are currently considered as "Threatened" according to the IUCN Red List and 1% are listed on CITES Appendix I. During this time period, relevant national enforcement agencies have had to effectively detect and quickly deal with illegal live shipments involving a diverse array of vertebrate species with varying psychological attributes, physiological attributes and conservation value. However, we raise pre-existing concerns that CITES records are incomplete, with no data on live seizures provided by 70% of countries party to CITES. Data on the disposal of confiscated live animals is also lacking as providing them is not currently a formal CITES requirement. This lack of information impedes the proper allocation of available resources and prevents the effective monitoring and evaluation of management outcomes. Therefore, we recommend that the management authorities improve reporting compliance, and we encourage the CITES trade database (and other associate national, regional and global databases) to include information on the disposal of all live seizures.

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Best Practice Guidelines for the Rehabilitation and Translocation of Gibbons

Cited by 22 publications

References 58 publications

Managing Marine Biodiversity: The Rising Diversity and Prevalence of Marine Conservation Translocations

Managing Marine Biodiversity: The Rising Diversity and Prevalence of Marine Conservation Translocations

Pre-Release Assessment for Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) in The Javan Gibbon Center, Mount Gede Pangrango National Park

A review of global trends in CITES live wildlife confiscations

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