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Is the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa extinct in Taiwan, and could it be reintroduced? An assessment of prey and habitat

机译:乌云密布的豹纹新星在台湾已经灭绝,可以重新引入吗?猎物和栖息地评估

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During 1997-2012 we conducted a nationwide camera-trapping survey and assessed the availability of prey and habitat for the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in Taiwan. We surveyed 1,249 camera-trap sites over 113,636 camera-trap days, from the seashore to an altitude of 3,796 m and covering various types of vegetation. No clouded leopards were photographed during 128,394 camera-trap days, including at 209 sites in other studies, confirming the presumed extinction of clouded leopards in Taiwan. Assessment of the prey base revealed altitudinal distribution patterns of prey species and prey biomass. Areas at lower altitudes and with less human encroachment and hunting supported a higher prey biomass and more of the typical prey species of clouded leopards. Habitat analysis revealed 8,523 km(2) of suitable habitat but this was reduced to 6,734 km(2) when adjacent areas of human encroachment were subtracted. In the absence of hunting and large mammalian carnivores the major prey of clouded leopards in Taiwan, such as Formosan macaques Macaca cyclopis, Reeves's muntjacs Muntiacus reevesi, Formosan serow Capricornis swinhoei and sambar Rusa unicolor, could become over-abundant. Thus, it is important to address the cascading effect of the disappearance of top-down predator control. Our assessment indicated that, with proper regulation of hunting, habitat restoration and corridor improvement, it may be possible to reintroduce the clouded leopard.
机译:在1997年至2012年期间,我们进行了全国范围的相机诱捕调查,并评估了台湾云豹Neofelis nebulosa的猎物和栖息地的可用性。我们从海岸到海拔3,796 m的113,636个相机捕获天,共调查了1,249个相机捕获站点,覆盖了各种类型的植被。在128,394个相机陷阱天中(包括在其他研究中的209个地点)未拍摄到任何云豹,这证实了台湾云豹的估计灭绝。对猎物基地的评估揭示了猎物种类和猎物生物量的垂直分布模式。海拔较低,人类入侵和狩猎较少的地区支持更高的猎物生物量和更多的典型豹纹猎物。栖息地分析表明,有8,523 km(2)的合适栖息地,但如果减去邻近地区的人类入侵,则减少到6,734 km(2)。在没有狩猎和大型哺乳动物食肉动物的情况下,台湾云豹的主要猎物,如台湾猕猴,猕猴猕猴,里维斯的蒙塔克斯·芒蒂亚克斯·里维西,台湾缝制的Capricornis swinhoei和水鹿Rusa,可能会变得过分丰富。因此,重要的是解决自上而下的捕食者控制的消失的级联效应。我们的评估表明,在适当控制狩猎,栖息地恢复和走廊改善的情况下,可能有可能重新引入云豹。

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