Ailurus fulgens

Roberts, Miles; Gittleman, John L.

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“…A. f. fulgens occurs in the west in Bhutan, Nepal, India, northern Myanmar and China (southern Tibet and western Yunnan) and A. f. styani occurs in the east, in south-central China (Sichuan and Yunnan). The distribution of the red panda is disjunct across this range (Roberts & Gittleman, 1984). The population on the Meghalaya Plateau of north-eastern India is isolated by the Brahmaputra River (Choudhury, 2001), and local extinctions have been reported in Guizhou, Gansu, Shaanxi and Qinghai provinces of China (Wei et al, 1999c).…”

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The Vulnerable red pandaAilurus fulgensin Bhutan: distribution, conservation status and management recommendations

Dorji

Rajaratnam

Vernes

2012

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The red panda Ailurus fulgens is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Pressurized by an expanding human population, it is mainly threatened by habitat destruction, with , 10,000 mature individuals remaining. The red panda has been studied in India, China, Nepal and, to a lesser extent, Myanmar, but no research has been published on this species in Bhutan. Here, we report on the current distribution and conservation status of the red panda in Bhutan using information gathered from field surveys, interviews and unpublished reports. Red pandas are most common at 2,400-3,700 m altitude in fir Abies densa forests with an undergrowth of bamboo. They occur in most national parks and associated biological corridors within Bhutan's protected area network, overlapping with a rural human population that is undergoing increased socioeconomic development. Although culturally respected, red pandas face threats from road construction, harvesting of timber, bamboo and minor forest products, livestock grazing, inefficiently managed tourism, and domestic dogs. We believe conservation of red pandas in Bhutan requires (1) inclusion of ecologically sound principles into future development, (2) implementation of programmes that improve rural socio-economy through ecotourism and cultivation of appropriate cash crops, (3) development of education programmes that raise awareness of red pandas for rural people, (4) management of rural dog populations, (5) greater capacity building for wildlife managers, and (6) more ecological research.

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The Vulnerable red pandaAilurus fulgensin Bhutan: distribution, conservation status and management recommendations

Dorji

Rajaratnam

Vernes

2012

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“…The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a herbivorous carnivore 16 originating from subtropical and temperate forests of eastern Asia. 6,17 The species has been kept in European zoos since 1869, 12 and the current populations of 212 animals in 91 zoos are all captive bred.…”

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CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF INFECTION WITH A NOVEL METASTRONGYLOID SPECIES IN THE RED PANDA (AILURUS FULGENS)

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Wiinberg³

et al. 2012

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

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In a recent survey, 30% of the European red panda (Ailurus fulgens) population was found to be infected with a newly discovered metastrongyloid nematode. In a following prospective study, four naturally infected captive-bred red pandas infected with this parasite were examined and compared with two uninfected control animals. On clinical examination, no abnormalities were detected with respect to vital parameters and cardiovascular system in all six examined animals. Similarly, few and nonspecific changes were recorded on serum biochemistry. No changes on pulmonary pattern were noted on thoracic radiographs. Vertebral heart scores were between 7.2 to 8.6, and no difference was noted between infected and control animals. Two animals had slightly prolonged clotting time and reaction time on thromboelastography but not likely to be of clinical relevance. In conclusion, infection with the newly identified metastrongyloid nematode in the red pandas seems to have little or no clinical importance.

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“…Carnivores have a short intestine relative to their overall body length (DAVIS 1964;EWER 1973). The intestine of the red panda is approximately 260 cm in length in relation to a body length (excluding tail) of 56•62 cm (FLOWER 1870;ROBERTS & GITTLEMAN 1984). This body length to gut length ratio is more similar to that of carnivores than herbivores (BLEIJENBERG 1984).…”

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“…The red panda is a sohtary, herbivorous species of the order Carnívora, which inhabits mid to low elevations in temperate forests of the Himalayas and high mountains of northern Burma and western Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China. Analyses of scat samples indicate that 95•99 % of their natural diet is comprised of bamboo leaves and shoots (ROBERTS & GITTLEMAN 1984;SCHALLER et al 1985;K. JOHNSON, pers.…”

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“…Except for anecdotal reports and short-term field observations on diet, home range movements and geographical distribution (see SCHALLER et al 1985), all information on the red panda {Ailurus fulgens) is from captive studies (for review, see ROBERTS & GITTLEMAN 1984). The red panda is a sohtary, herbivorous species of the order Carnívora, which inhabits mid to low elevations in temperate forests of the Himalayas and high mountains of northern Burma and western Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.…”

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Behavioral Energetics of Lactation in a Herbivorous Carnivore, the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Gittleman

1988

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In most mammals, the energetic costs of lactation significantly increase a female's daily energy requirements. Previous research indicates that such energetic costs may be met through changes in increased food consumption ranging from around 35 % to 150 %. In this paper, changes in food intake during lactation are measured in the red panda {Ailurus fulgens), a species of the order Carnívora which possesses a digestive system suited for a carnivorous diet but yet exclusively feeds on bamboo.Four feeding characteristics were studied: duration of feeding bouts, number of bamboo leaves consumed per mouthful, number of bamboo leaves consumed per minute, and interval between mouthfuls of bamboo. In three lactating females, three of four feeding behaviors significantly increased up to 200 % above the rate observed during non-lactation. Males showed no change in feeding behavior during the same reproductive months with identical available foods. Red pandas appear to suffer a more severe energetic cost during lactation (at least with respect to food consumption) than other mammals previously studied. This may relate to their inefficient digestive capacity to process a herbivorous diet of bamboo. The data presented here suggest that general discussions of the relative costs of reproduction and in turn parental investment should include a female's relative digestive efficiency during stressful reproductive periods.

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Ailurus fulgens

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The Vulnerable red pandaAilurus fulgensin Bhutan: distribution, conservation status and management recommendations

The Vulnerable red pandaAilurus fulgensin Bhutan: distribution, conservation status and management recommendations

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF INFECTION WITH A NOVEL METASTRONGYLOID SPECIES IN THE RED PANDA (AILURUS FULGENS)

Behavioral Energetics of Lactation in a Herbivorous Carnivore, the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

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