Conservation of Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus [Presbytiscus] avunculus) in Vietnam

Boonratana, Ramesh; Canh, Le Xuan

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“…This is further compounded by the hindrance to conservation efforts by political conflict in Myanmar along the borders with India and Bangladesh [Brockelman et al, 2008]. In the Vietnamese Central Highland forests, the grey-shanked douc langur Pygathrix cinerea loses almost 10,000 ha of its forest habitat annually as a result of logging, firewood collection and agricultural encroachment , while the critically endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus avunculus suffers massive deforestation, plus the effects of dam construction and intensive hunting pressures [Boonratana and Xuan Canh, 1998]. …”

Section: Asian Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All these gibbons are hunted for food, traditional medicines and the pet trade, as is the Cao-vit crested gibbon and the western hoolock gibbon, for which hunting is common in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar [Brockelman et al, 2008]. Grey-shanked douc langurs are also hunted for bushmeat, traditional medicine and for the pet trade [Long, 2004;Ngoc Thanh et al, 2008], and the same suite of threats afflicts the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey [Boonratana and Xuan Canh, 1998] and the Siau Island tarsier Tarsius tumpara , which has a tiny distribution amidst degraded habitats on a single volcanic island [Mittermeier et al, 2009;Shekelle and Salim, 2010]. The critically endangered Celebes crested macaque Macaca nigra has been unsustainably hunted for bushmeat and for the pet trade [Supriatna and Andayani, 2008], as has the Pagai Island macaque M. pagensis [Whittaker, 2006;Whittaker and Mittermeier, 2008].…”

Section: Hunting Direct Effects On Primatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Problem Shared Is a Problem Reduced: Seeking Efficiency in the Conservation of Felids and Primates

Macdonald

Burnham²,

Hinks³

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IJFP

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Threats faced by mammalian species can be grouped into one of a handful of categories, such as habitat loss, unsustainable hunting and persecution. Insofar as they face common threats, diverse species may benefit from the same conservation intervention, thereby offering efficiencies in conservation action. We explore this proposition for primates and felids by examining coarse scale overlaps in geographical distributions, using IUCN Red List assessments of the primary threats posed to each species. A global analysis of primates and felids that face common threats reveals the greatest overlap is in Central and South Asia, where up to 14 primates and felids co-occur. More than 80% of the land where at least 1 threatened species of either primate or felid occurs also contains at least one threatened species of the other taxon, yet over 60% of these grid cells containing both threatened primates and felids lie outside Conservation International’s hot spots. A review of IUCN Action Plans of the threats to felids and primates strongly supports the hypothesis that they are often the same and occur in the same place. In principle, steps to conserve big cats have the potential to benefit several species of threatened primates, and vice versa.

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Section: Asian Speciesmentioning

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Section: Hunting Direct Effects On Primatesmentioning

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A Problem Shared Is a Problem Reduced: Seeking Efficiency in the Conservation of Felids and Primates

Macdonald

Burnham²,

Hinks³

et al. 2013

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“…Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys are reported to be threatened by habitat degradation and hunting pressure [3,6,9]. Although no direct observation of hunting occurred during the survey period, other evidence (e.g.…”

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“…It is endemic to northern Vietnam and is in imminent danger of extinction due to its restricted distribution and the small sizes of its remaining populations [2][3][4]. Prior to the present survey, R. avunculus had been the subject of only one previous field study [5].…”

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A Survey of Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus avunculus) in Northern Vietnam

Nguyen

2000

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“…Rather, primates were included in broader projects. An exception is the collaboration between Lê Xuân Cảnh and Ramesh “Zimbo” Boonratana in 1991–1992, which focused on the feeding ecology and social structure of groups of Tonkin snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus avunculus ) in Na Hang Nature Reserve, Tuyen Quang Province (Boonratana and Lê Xuân Cảnh , ).…”

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Development of Primatology and Primate Conservation in Vietnam: Challenges and Prospects

Hoàng

2016

American Anthropologist

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WHO IS A VIETNAMESE PRIMATOLOGIST?Many introductory textbooks for biological or physical anthropology include primatology as a branch of biological anthropology, and in higher education programs in anthropology in many countries, including the United States, primatology is taught as such. In Vietnam, there is no formal training program in primatology or biological anthropology, and many scientists question why primatology should be taught in an anthropology department, having been trained instead in a vertebrate zoology or biology department. To gain a broader understanding among Vietnamese scholars about the definition of a primatologist in Vietnam and whether there might be a need for specific training programs related to primatology, I interviewed and reviewed the work of several Vietnamese scholars who do research on primates or were former primate conservation workshop trainees.Nguyẽn XuânDȃ . ng (e-mail, July 3, 2015), a senior mammal researcher working at the Department of Zoology at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) who considers himself a Vietnamese primatologist, defines primatology "simply . . . as science of biology, ecology and conservation of primates." According to Nguyẽn XuânDȃ . ng, whoever studies primates should be considered a primatologist. In particular, he stated that Vietnamese primatologists are researchers who publish about the biology, ecology, or conservation of primates in both national and international journals. His view favors research output as the primary measure in defining a primatologist in Vietnam rather than formal or informal education in primatology.Indeed, most primatologists in Vietnam lack formal training in primatology, and primate research combines diverse methods beyond those with a solely primate focus, such as comprehensive biodiversity surveys, applied biological research, environmental impact assessments, ecological planning for the establishment of a protected area, and so on. Vietnamese primatologists have formal training in mammalogy or zoology, ecology, archaeology, or environmental science. This phenomenon is not necessarily unique to Vietnam and may relate to contemporary discussions in

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Conservation of Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus [Presbytiscus] avunculus) in Vietnam

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A Problem Shared Is a Problem Reduced: Seeking Efficiency in the Conservation of Felids and Primates

A Problem Shared Is a Problem Reduced: Seeking Efficiency in the Conservation of Felids and Primates

A Survey of Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus avunculus) in Northern Vietnam

Development of Primatology and Primate Conservation in Vietnam: Challenges and Prospects

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