First record of a giant muntjac <i>Muntiacus vuquangensis</i> (Cervidae) from Cambodia

Pin, Chanratana; Kamler, Jan F.; Toem, Yean; Lay, Darith; Vorn, Kongkea; Nong, Kim; Macdonald, David W.

doi:10.1515/mammalia-2021-0132

Cited by 3 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…For example, Giant muntjac ( Muntiacus vuquangensis ) from the Annamite mountain ranges of Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia has about 24% of its range within PAs, but 72% lies within IPL. While habitat loss and local hunting have contributed to its population decline (Pin et al., 2022), conservation efforts with local communities may reverse the trend.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous Peoples' Lands are critical for safeguarding vertebrate diversity across the tropics

Sze,

Childs,

Carrasco

et al. 2023

Global Change Biology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Indigenous Peoples are long‐term custodians of their lands, but only recently are their contributions to conservation starting to be recognized in biodiversity policy and practice. Tropical forest loss and degradation are lower in Indigenous lands than unprotected areas, yet the role of Indigenous Peoples' Lands (IPL) in biodiversity conservation has not been properly assessed from regional to global scales. Using species distribution ranges of 11,872 tropical forest‐dependent vertebrates to create area of habitat maps, we identified the overlap of these species ranges with IPL and then compared values inside and outside of IPL for species richness, extinction vulnerability, and range‐size rarity. Of assessed vertebrates, at least 76.8% had range overlaps with IPL, on average overlapping ~25% of their ranges; at least 120 species were found only within IPL. Species richness within IPL was highest in South America, while IPL in Southeast Asia had highest extinction vulnerability, and IPL in Dominica and New Caledonia were important for range‐size rarity. Most countries in the Americas had higher species richness within IPL than outside, whereas most countries in Asia had lower extinction vulnerability scores inside IPL and more countries in Africa and Asia had slightly higher range‐size rarity in IPL. Our findings suggest that IPL provide critical support for tropical forest‐dependent vertebrates, highlighting the need for greater inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in conservation target‐setting and program implementation, and stronger upholding of Indigenous Peoples' rights in conservation policy.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous Peoples' Lands are critical for safeguarding vertebrate diversity across the tropics

Sze,

Childs,

Carrasco

et al. 2023

Global Change Biology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Current water pollution status at an important wintering site of the black-faced spoonbill Platalea minor in Xinghua Bay, south China

Jia,

Zhang,

Yang

et al. 2024

Endang. Species. Res.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Xinghua Bay is one of the largest wintering sites of the black-faced spoonbill Platalea minor in mainland China. The ecosystem of Xinghua Bay has shown a deteriorating trend with the increasing pressure of economic development in recent decades. To understand the current conservation status of the wintering spoonbills in Xinghua Bay, we collected water samples along the coast of Xinghua Bay and important spoonbill habitats during the wintering period to analyze the pollution degree of 7 target heavy metals and organics. The Nemerow pollution index (NPI), heavy metal pollution index (HPI) and contamination degree (CD) were used to assess the heavy metal pollution levels. The ecological risk index of a target heavy metal (Efi) and potential ecological risk index of all target heavy metals (RI) were used to assess the ecological risk of heavy metals levels in Xinghua Bay. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) was used to determine the sources of heavy metals in coastal waters with the EPA PMF5.0 model. The results showed that there was moderate to very heavy pollution by heavy metals and moderate associated ecological risks in Xinghua Bay, in which Hg and Cd were the major heavy metal pollution sources, and the level of organic pollution was of serious concern. The use of fertilizers for cultured shellfish and aquaculture in and around the bay were the major cause of the excessive nitrogen and phosphorus levels, and factories surrounding Xinghua Bay were the major sources of heavy metals and organic pollution. We propose conservation measures to increase black-faced spoonbill population and enhance its habitats.

show abstract

Status and conservation implications of a newly discovered large-antlered muntjac population in Cambodia

Sinovas,

Alexiou,

Roberts

et al. 2024

Endang. Species. Res.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The large-antlered muntjac Muntiacus vuquangensis, a Critically Endangered deer found only in the Annamites ecoregion (Vietnam, Laos, and northeastern Cambodia), has undergone severe population declines as a result of widespread snaring across its range. Little is known about the newly discovered large-antlered muntjac population in Cambodia, and this lack of knowledge hinders the development of targeted conservation strategies and the implementation of robust monitoring. From February 23 to July 27, 2021, we collected landscape-scale camera-trapping data on the Cambodian population in Virachey National Park. We recorded the species in 6 camera-trap stations in 2 of 7 areas surveyed. We analysed the camera-trap data with single-species Bayesian occupancy models to understand factors influencing occurrence and to produce a robust baseline for the species. Large-antlered muntjac occurrence had a positive relationship with elevation and a negative relationship with a least-cost-path measure of remoteness. Mean ± SD estimated occupancy was estimated to be 0.1 ± 0.17 across all stations, and 0.30 ± 0.29 and 0.25 ± 0.15 for the 2 grids where the species was detected. Our results provide new information on the distribution of large-antlered muntjac in Cambodia and can be used to target anti-poaching efforts and monitor population trends over time. Virachey National Park appears to be a stronghold for the species, and conservation actions are needed to ensure that its large-antlered muntjac population does not face the same fate as populations in other parts of the species range.

show abstract

First record of a giant muntjac Muntiacus vuquangensis (Cervidae) from Cambodia

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Indigenous Peoples' Lands are critical for safeguarding vertebrate diversity across the tropics

Indigenous Peoples' Lands are critical for safeguarding vertebrate diversity across the tropics

Current water pollution status at an important wintering site of the black-faced spoonbill Platalea minor in Xinghua Bay, south China

Status and conservation implications of a newly discovered large-antlered muntjac population in Cambodia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About