Is There a Role for Human-Dominated Landscapes in the Long-Term Conservation Management of the Critically Endangered Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji)?

Bracebridge, Claire; Davenport, Tim R.B.; Mbofu, Vicky F.; Marsden, Stuart J.

doi:10.1007/s10764-013-9719-3

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“…High levels of forest fragmentation and agricultural infringement were implicated as the cause of human-primate conflict [76]. The ability of primates to adapt to anthropogenic-dominated agricultural ecosystems and their often overlapping diets with humans brings them into conflict with farmers [76,77]. Additionally, our findings that primates and carnivores were high-scale conflict species, concur with several other studies [6,46,53,62], that the threats facing felids, canids and primates are often identical and occur in the same region [78].…”

Section: Vulnerability Of Conflict Speciesmentioning

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A Meta-Analysis of Human–Wildlife Conflict: South African and Global Perspectives

Seoraj-Pillai

Pillay

2016

Sustainability

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Human-wildlife conflict (HWC), due to competition for shared natural resources between people and wildlife, influences food security of people and the well-being of people and animals. HWC is a major concern in developing countries, affecting people of different socio-economic classes. We conducted a meta-analysis of the occurrence of published scientific reports on HWC globally and South Africa particularly, to identify vulnerable human communities and their farming practices in developing and developed countries, and vulnerable wildlife guilds. We accessed Institute for Scientific Information publications from 1994 to 2015. Local communities (people living contiguous with protected natural areas) and commercial farmers jointly experienced the highest HWC incidences compared to subsistence farmers, possibly due to reporting bias for commercial farmers. Rural people in Africa and Asia experienced conflict with a diversity of mammals, confirming our expectation that developing countries could potentially experience regular encounters with wildlife. South Africa had more HWC cases than developed countries (e.g., in Australia and North America), yet the dichotomy between first world and third world economies in South Africa provides a regional exemplar of global patterns in HWC. Globally, HWC involved mainly mammals and birds, with carnivores and primates as the most high-scale conflict species and thus were a severely persecuted group. Our foundational research provides the first global assessment of HWC and showed that people in developing countries are vulnerable to HWC, perhaps related to reduced protection of livestock and crops against a larger guild of problem mammals. We suggest that a wider range of literature, including governmental and non-governmental publications, be surveyed to contribute to further research in this area of study.

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Section: Vulnerability Of Conflict Speciesmentioning

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A Meta-Analysis of Human–Wildlife Conflict: South African and Global Perspectives

Seoraj-Pillai

Pillay

2016

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“…Environmental variables are the primary modulators of the realized distribution patterns of E. coronatus estimated by our two complementary models, not anthropogenic variables (Table 1; Figure 3). This distribution pattern suggests that in situations where hunting is not present, lemurs and other primates with flexible ecology, such as E. coronatus , are capable of inhabiting human‐dominated forest fragments without reacting negatively to anthropogenic activities (Bracebridge et al, 2013; Riley, 2008). The significance of flexible ecologies as a mechanism for primates to successfully respond to the disturbance in human‐dominated forest fragments has been observed in other species (for a review on the topic see Galán‐Acedo et al, 2019).…”

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“…Habitat loss due to fragmentation reduces interspecies trophic interactions (i.e., predator–prey/consumer–producer relationships) and reduces breeding and foraging success (Fahrig, 2003). With the amount of natural habitats that are being lost or fragmented as they get converted to human‐dominated landscapes, it is necessary to understand how primate species respond to various characteristics of fragmented forests located within the context of such landscapes (Bracebridge, Davenport, Mbofu, & Marsden, 2013).…”

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“…to promote and sustain the presence of a species based on their niche requirements (Huggett, 1998; Hutchinson, 1957; Schickhoff, 2011). Understanding the distribution patterns of a species in relation to resource availability and environmental conditions, then, provides a basis for measuring the overall quality and fit of that habitat for species persistence (Bracebridge et al, 2013; Hoffman & O'Riain, 2012; Kamilar & Tecot, 2016; Mugume, Chapman, Isabirye‐Basuta, & Otali, 2015; Thorn, Nijman, Smith & Nekaris, 2009).…”

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Realized distribution patterns of crowned lemurs (Eulemur coronatus) within a human‐dominated forest fragment in northern Madagascar

Malabet

Peacock

Razafitsalama

et al. 2020

American J Primatol

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Due to the impact of anthropogenic activities on forest extent and integrity across Madagascar, it is increasingly necessary to assess how endangered lemur populations inhabiting human-dominated forest fragments can effectively sustain themselves ecologically. Our research addresses this concern by exploring how the distribution patterns of a small population of crowned lemurs (Eulemur coronatus), occupying a degraded forest fragment at Oronjia Forest New Protected Area in northern Madagascar, are impacted by the availability of key ecological and anthropogenic factors. We hypothesize that the distribution of E. coronatus within the fragment is limited by the availability of critical ecological resources and conditions and the intensity of anthropogenic features and activities. To examine this, we used MaxEnt to develop a species distribution model using presence-only occurrence records and 10 independent background covariates detailing the site's ecological and anthropogenic aspects. The results indicate that the realized distribution patterns of E. coronatus within human-dominated forest fragments are strongly associated with sections of forest that contain sparsely and sporadically distributed resources, such as freshwater and continuous hardwood vegetation. We conclude that the distribution of E. coronatus at Oronjia is shaped by their need to maximize foraging opportunities in a degraded forest landscape where they are subject to both environmental and anthropogenic stressors. K E Y W O R D S conservation science, crowned lemurs, forest fragment, Madagascar protected areas, species distribution models (SDMs)

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“…A similar trend was observed in frugivorous primates, such as the moustached guenon Cercopithecus cephus and hoolock gibbon Hylobates hoolock and Hylobates agilis (Yanuar & Chivers, 2010), wherein home range size in fragmented habitats is drastically reduced. This pattern could perhaps be explained by the surrounding human-dominated matrix creating a "hard edge", restricting the species entirely within the fragment, as is the case with the highland mangabey Rungwecebus kipunji in Tanzania (Bracebridge et al, 2013). It is also noteworthy that folivorous species that have inherently small home ranges tend to fare better in fragmented habitats, as they are able to maximise resources within restricted areas (Yanuar & Chivers, 2010).…”

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Ranging patterns of the rainforest-adapted lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus in a human-dominated landscape in the Anamalai hills of the Western Ghats, India

Dhawale

Sinha

2022

Preprint

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The ranging patterns of five lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus troops, forming the Puthuthottam sub-population, were studied over a three year period to determine road/habitation visitation rate, home ranges and habitat preference. Each troop visited the road or human habitation at varying rates, with the largest troop visiting most frequently. Home ranges sizes were observed to be highly reduced when compared to wild populations, and also greatly varied across troops, with relatively low overlap given the macaque density in the available area. All five macaque troops showed a preference for human-modified habitats such as roads and human settlements where anthropogenic food was easily available. Our study shows an increasing dependence amongst members of the Puthuthottam troops on anthropogenic foods, which has led to many threats faced by individuals including fatal collisions with vehicular traffic and electrocutions.

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Is There a Role for Human-Dominated Landscapes in the Long-Term Conservation Management of the Critically Endangered Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji)?

Cited by 8 publications

References 35 publications

A Meta-Analysis of Human–Wildlife Conflict: South African and Global Perspectives

A Meta-Analysis of Human–Wildlife Conflict: South African and Global Perspectives

Realized distribution patterns of crowned lemurs (Eulemur coronatus) within a human‐dominated forest fragment in northern Madagascar

Ranging patterns of the rainforest-adapted lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus in a human-dominated landscape in the Anamalai hills of the Western Ghats, India

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