Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) of Gaya Island, Sabah

Sompud, Jephte; Sompud, Cynthia Boon; Pei, Kurtis Jai-Chyi; Sun, Nick Ching‐Min; Repin, Rimi; Tuh, Fred Y. Y.

doi:10.11609/jott.4198.11.5.13552-13556

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“…In addition, local communities are up to date on the Sunda pangolin IUCN conservation status as a critically endangered species. However, not many are aware of the existence of Sunda pangolin in Gaya Island Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, despite the recent study by Sompud et al (2019).…”

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The knowledge, attitude and practice of local Sabahan in Malaysia on Sunda pangolin

Jomes,

Tuh,

Lintangah

et al. 2023

Biodiversitas

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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species listed Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) as critically endangered and remained among the most traded mammals and other pangolin species. In Malaysia, various conservation works on this species have been conducted these past years through government and NGO works. Nevertheless, their population is still declining despite all the efforts. To date, little to nothing is known about the local perception regarding the Sunda pangolin conservation. Therefore, through the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) approach, this study evaluates Sabahan’s awareness level regarding the Sunda pangolin conservation. A total of 109 respondents were interviewed from all across Malaysia to investigate their perception of Sunda Pangolin conservation. The KAP index score shows that respondents’ attitude toward Sunda Pangolin conservation is the highest (93.34%), followed by Knowledge (81.15%) and Practice (79.63%), of which all three fall within good KAP score. They also agreed that spreading awareness and being proactive in supporting conservation work helps to prevent this species from extinction. Interestingly, the correlation analysis using Spearman rho’s coefficient shows a positive relationship between KA and education but not for Practice. Generally, Malaysians had a positive understanding of the Sunda pangolin’s current status and the legal information regarding this species. This research may help improve species conservation strategies, particularly in Sabah, Malaysia. There is an urgent need to improve the Sunda pangolin conservation program in the future. Factors that influence Practice needs to be identified and scrutinized. Public awareness is not the only factor that needs to be considered for improvement in conservation works. More importantly, the people who work in the conservation field.

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The knowledge, attitude and practice of local Sabahan in Malaysia on Sunda pangolin

Jomes,

Tuh,

Lintangah

et al. 2023

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“…In comparison, the pangolin is a typical round animal. This species has been recorded curled up while inside a tiger; even hunters often find him in a ball-like state (Zhang et al 2017;Sompud et al 2019). When found in nature twisting the body, the length of the body can be approximated by the tail length, although in males, there is not an extraordinarily strong relationship between the body and the tail.…”

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“…The main problem in estimating the pangolin population is the low encounter rate, even with the help of camera traps (Suzuki et al 2017;Willcox et al 2019). Many studies show this; whether pangolin species were studied in Africa (Cameroon and Nigeria) (Angwafo et al 2019;Maurice 2019;Omifolaji et al 2020) or other Manidae species in Asia (Sompud et al 2016(Sompud et al , 2019Challender et al 2019b). The low encounter is accompanied by high hunting (Challender et al 2012;Willcox et al 2019), forcing pangolins, especially M. javanica, to be critically endangered under criteria A2d+3d+4d by IUCN Redlist category (Challender et al 2019a).…”

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Application of sexual dimorphism-derived variation in morphometrics and intraspecific interaction likelihood in Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) to increase species encounter rates

Novriyanti

Takandjandji

2022

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Abstract. Novriyanti N, Takandjandji M. 2022. Application of sexual dimorphism-derived variation in morphometrics and intraspecific interaction likelihood in Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) to increase species encounter rates. Biodiversitas 23: 2753-2759. Effectively encounters opportunities of Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) in natural habitats is still necessary to have more research. A diversity of pangolins' physical and biological characteristics has been disclosed to facilitate the identification process in natural habitats. However, pangolins are animals that tend to be solitary; they have fast movement, so the area coverage is extensive; this condition complicates the data collection process. It is unknown yet, whether pangolins of different sexes usually exist in the same space and time, either in terms of foraging or other interactions, known as intra-specific interactions. Thus, this study aimed to predict intraspecific interactions of M. javanica to increase the encountering of pangolins chance in natural habitats. As many as 29 individual pangolins (14 males and 15 females) be measured its morphometric data. To convincingly justify that morphometric variation can be used as encounter rate opportunities in natural habitats, a series of analyses, i.e., univariate test, correlation analysis, and multiple regression, were applied to this research. Other estimations from feeding activity data were also carried out to detect pangolins' niche width and its overlap according to sexual dimorphism. Univariate analysis shows that overall, the total body length (head to tail) of both males and females does not differ significantly. But, the correlation coefficient indicates the physical character of female and male body length is related to each other (value 0.769**). The resulting regression model indicates that the presence of pangolins in their sex similarity in a particular place tends to be avoided, while there is a 1:1 probability of sexual dimorphism. This also means that males and females can be used as the same individual in ecological observations.

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“…The Javan pangolin (Manis javanica) is a pangolin species with a home range distributed in the Southeast Asian islands of Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan (Sompud et al 2019). This is the only remaining pangolin species in Indonesia after Manis palaeojavanica was declared extinct in the wild (Manshur et al 2015).…”

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Correlation between landscape structure and distribution of Javan Pangolin (Manis javanica) in an extreme landscape

2021

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Abstract. Withaningsih S, Parikesit, Nasrudin A. 2021. Correlation between landscape structure and distribution of Javan Pangolin (Manis javanica) in an extreme landscape. Biodiversitas 22: 920-932. The Javan Pangolin (Manis javanica) is a unique mammal with hard scales and can roll over when threatened. However, the study of Javan pangolin ecology, particularly using an ecological landscape approach, is limited. Here, a spatial analysis of the presence and distribution of Javan pangolins living in an extreme landscape in Rongga Sub-district, West Bandung District was conducted and was correlated to the landscape structure using a landscape metric approach. A descriptive method was used in conjunction with quantitative statistical analyses using simple linear regressions based on the Pearson correlation coefficient. The variables were features of the extreme landscape structure and the number of Javan pangolin animal signs at the sampling sites. The seven sample sites had variations in land cover classes, and the landscape structure affected the distribution of the Javan pangolins. The pangolin distribution showed a strong, negative correlation with the number of patch types (R2 = 0.628) and a weak, negative correlation with both the landscape heterogeneity (R2 = 0.012) and the percentage of forest cover (R2 = 0.136). Together, the landscape heterogeneity, the number of patch types and the percentage of forest cover negatively affected the distribution of Javan pangolins, showing a strong correlation (R2 = 0.799).

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Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) of Gaya Island, Sabah

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The knowledge, attitude and practice of local Sabahan in Malaysia on Sunda pangolin

The knowledge, attitude and practice of local Sabahan in Malaysia on Sunda pangolin

Application of sexual dimorphism-derived variation in morphometrics and intraspecific interaction likelihood in Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) to increase species encounter rates

Correlation between landscape structure and distribution of Javan Pangolin (Manis javanica) in an extreme landscape

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