Investment in science can mitigate the negative impacts of land use on declining primate populations

Zhao, Xiaohong; Li, Xinrui; Garber, Paul A.; Qi, Xinzhang; Xiang, Zuofu; Liu, Xiang; Lian, Zhongmin; Li, Ming

doi:10.1002/ajp.23302

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“…To avoid model overfitting, we used Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients the relationships among these six factors and variance inflation factor (VIF) ( Supplementary Figure S1 and Table S2 ). We only retained one factor when the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was >0.8 [ 17 , 18 ]. Then, we used model selection to find the factor affecting the population’s size trend.…”

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Positive Effects of Land Use Change on Wintering Bar-Headed Geese between 2010 and 2021

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Animals

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Human-induced land use change often drives species losses, yet some species can derive benefits from particular land use changes. Thus, case studies of how specific land use changes affect population size for species of interest are essential to their conservation. In this study, wintering bar-headed geese in Caohai, in Guizhou Province in China, were fitted with satellite trackers to assess their use of different land types and the impact of land use changes occurring between 2010 and 2021. We found that bar-headed geese preferentially spent time in arable lands, grasslands, and open water; most foraging occurred in cropland (59.5%) and grasslands (26.4%), while resting occurred in open water (68.3%) and in grasslands (43.5%). The population of wintering bar-headed geese in Caohai increased in size from 1366 to 2803 between 2010 and 2021. A concomitant decrease in cropland area (10.7%) and increase in open water (5.52%) and grasslands (48.45%) positively affected population growth. The use of abandoned croplands reduced human disturbance of goose foraging, while larger water and grassland areas provided more foraging and resting opportunities for bar-headed geese. Our study reveals a positive impact of recent land use changes on waterbird populations and provides a case study for managing human–wildlife relationships and protecting waterbirds and other wildlife.

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Positive Effects of Land Use Change on Wintering Bar-Headed Geese between 2010 and 2021

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“…We acknowledge the hesitancy of the international conservation community to work with the current military regime in Myanmar. However, China's experience in protecting R. strykeri and R. bieti shows that continuous and long‐term conservation investment (continuous projects, field monitoring and funding field research) offer the most effective opportunities to protect and manage threatened species (Xiao 2021; Zhao et al, 2021). As the Critically Endangered R. strykeri is part of the natural heritage of Myanmar and China, the rescue of this species must be seen as a national priority of both countries.…”

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The 10th anniversary of the scientific description of the black snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri): It is time to initiate a set of new management strategies to save this critically endangered primate from extinction

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American J Primatol

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Traditionally, the genus Rhinopithecus (Milne-Edwards, 1872, Primates, Colobinae) included four allopatric species, restricted in their distributions to China and Vietnam. In 2010, a fifth species, the black snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri) was discovered in the Gaoligong Mountains located on the border between China and Myanmar.Despite the remoteness, complex mountainous terrain, dense fog, and armed conflict that characterizes this region, over this past decade Chinese and Myanmar scientists have begun to collect quantitative data on the ecology, behavior and conservation requirements of R. strykeri. In this article, we review the existing data and present new information on the life history, ecology, and population size of R. strykeri. We discuss these data in the context of past and current conservation challenges faced by R. strykeri, and propose a series of both short-term and long-term management actions to ensure the survival of this Critically Endangered primate species. Specifically, we recommend that the governments and stakeholders in China and Myanmar formulate a transboundary conservation agreement that includes a consensus on bilateral exchange mechanisms, scientific research and monitoring goals, local community development, cooperation to prevent the hunting of endangered species and cross-border forest fires. These actions

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“…How to cite this article: Zhao, X., Garber, P. A., & Li, M. (2021). Alleviating human poverty: A successful model promoting wildlife conservation in China.…”

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“…Eighty percent of China's primate species are listed as threatened by the IUCN (Li et al, 2018). Between 47.2-73.2% of the current primate distribution in China occurs in areas characterized by impoverished human populations (Zhao et al, 2021). Therefore, effective conservation strategies to protect China's primates also must address social and economic issues needed to improve human well-being (Li et al, 2018).…”

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Alleviating human poverty: A successful model promoting wildlife conservation in China

Zhao

Garber

2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Protecting biodiversity and reducing human poverty is a global challenge to all countries, including China, which has high biodiversity, large urban centers, and a large human population. Here, we discussed the effects of policies designed to alleviate poverty (Ecological Emigration, Ecological Restoration and Ecotourism) on the conservation status of primates in China. We present evidence that improving human well‐being and increasing the income of poor people in rural areas of China over the past two decades has had a positive effect on the population persistence of several species of nonhuman primates. However, we also identify inadequacies in the implementation of this policy which include the construction of infrastructures that fragment remaining forests and disrupt opportunities for gene flow, as well as practices associated with reforestation and the planting of monocultures rather than restoring natural habitat. Accordingly, we suggest that prioritizing biodiversity protection and habitat restoration in the implementation of China's current economic policies to alleviate poverty represents a successful model for wildlife conservation.

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Investment in science can mitigate the negative impacts of land use on declining primate populations

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Positive Effects of Land Use Change on Wintering Bar-Headed Geese between 2010 and 2021

Positive Effects of Land Use Change on Wintering Bar-Headed Geese between 2010 and 2021

The 10th anniversary of the scientific description of the black snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri): It is time to initiate a set of new management strategies to save this critically endangered primate from extinction

Alleviating human poverty: A successful model promoting wildlife conservation in China

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