The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar
Myanmar is one of the world’s most biologically rich countries and has among the largest contiguous intact forest landscapes in southeast Asia. Yet many of its ecosystems are highly threatened and there is an urgent need for greater wildlife conservation action, particularly for its 20 primate speci...
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| author | Carolyn Thompson Ngwe Lwin Pyae Phyo Aung Tin Htun Aung Thura Soe Min Htike Aye Mi San Naw May Lay Thant Christian Roos Peng-Fei Fan Koen van Rompay Mark Grindley Phyu Pyar Tin No No Wai Htoo Htoo Aung Lwin Kirsten V. Gilardi Frank Momberg Susan M. Cheyne Tierra Smiley Evans |
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| description | Myanmar is one of the world’s most biologically rich countries and has among the largest contiguous intact forest landscapes in southeast Asia. Yet many of its ecosystems are highly threatened and there is an urgent need for greater wildlife conservation action, particularly for its 20 primate species, over half of which are either Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Of these 20 species, three survive in small, isolated populations, while for the remaining 17 there is insufficient population and distribution information to accurately target conservation management and monitoring. To begin to address this challenge, we conducted semi-structured interviews with senior academics and professionals working in primate conservation in Myanmar to assess current knowledge on the conservation status of each of the primate species found there, as well as conservation efforts underway. We also conducted a systematic literature review to generate data on publication metrics for Myanmar primatology. The principal finding is that the populations of nearly all of Myanmar’s 20 primate species are declining, and there are gaps in knowledge on species population dynamics which are hindering conservation action. We present an overview of primatology in Myanmar and address the challenges and recommendations for the future of primate conservation in Myanmar. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c136c7348314212952ea64d03b936522023-10-25T04:16:22ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942023-11-0147e02662The status of primates and primatology in MyanmarCarolyn Thompson0Ngwe Lwin1Pyae Phyo Aung2Tin Htun Aung3Thura Soe Min Htike4Aye Mi San5Naw May Lay Thant6Christian Roos7Peng-Fei Fan8Koen van Rompay9Mark Grindley10Phyu Pyar Tin11No No Wai12Htoo Htoo Aung Lwin13Kirsten V. Gilardi14Frank Momberg15Susan M. Cheyne16Tierra Smiley Evans17Genetics, Evolution and Environment, School of Life Sciences, University College London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, NW1 4RY, United KingdomFauna & Flora International, Myanmar Programme, San Yae Twin Street, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon 11201, MyanmarNature Conservation Society-Myanmar, Hlaing Township, 11051 Yangon, MyanmarNature Conservation Society-Myanmar, Hlaing Township, 11051 Yangon, MyanmarNature Conservation Society-Myanmar, Hlaing Township, 11051 Yangon, MyanmarDepartment of Zoology, University of Yangon, University Avenue Road, 11041 Yangon, MyanmarWildlife Conservation Society - Myanmar Program, No. 12(B-21,22), Narnattaw Road, Shwe Kainnayi Housing, Kamayut Township, Yangon, MyanmarGene Bank of Primates and Primate Genetics Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, GermanySun Yat-Sen University, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510275, People’s Republic of ChinaCalifornia National Primate Research Center, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, United StatesWildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire GL2 7BT, United KingdomDepartment of Zoology, Mawlamyine University, Taung Wine Rd, Zay Kyo Quarter, Mawlamyine, Mon State, MyanmarDepartment of Zoology, Dagon University, Min Ye' Kyawswar Street, 52 Quarter, East Dagon Township, Yangon, MyanmarNature Conservation Society-Myanmar, Hlaing Township, 11051 Yangon, MyanmarKaren C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, Davis, CA 95616, United StatesFauna & Flora International, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United KingdomInternational Union for Conservation of Nature’s Section on Small Apes, 23 Horsfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2TB, United Kingdom; Corresponding authors.Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, Davis, CA 95616, United States; Corresponding authors.Myanmar is one of the world’s most biologically rich countries and has among the largest contiguous intact forest landscapes in southeast Asia. Yet many of its ecosystems are highly threatened and there is an urgent need for greater wildlife conservation action, particularly for its 20 primate species, over half of which are either Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Of these 20 species, three survive in small, isolated populations, while for the remaining 17 there is insufficient population and distribution information to accurately target conservation management and monitoring. To begin to address this challenge, we conducted semi-structured interviews with senior academics and professionals working in primate conservation in Myanmar to assess current knowledge on the conservation status of each of the primate species found there, as well as conservation efforts underway. We also conducted a systematic literature review to generate data on publication metrics for Myanmar primatology. The principal finding is that the populations of nearly all of Myanmar’s 20 primate species are declining, and there are gaps in knowledge on species population dynamics which are hindering conservation action. We present an overview of primatology in Myanmar and address the challenges and recommendations for the future of primate conservation in Myanmar.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002974BurmaGibbonLangurLorisLutungMacaque |
| spellingShingle | Carolyn Thompson Ngwe Lwin Pyae Phyo Aung Tin Htun Aung Thura Soe Min Htike Aye Mi San Naw May Lay Thant Christian Roos Peng-Fei Fan Koen van Rompay Mark Grindley Phyu Pyar Tin No No Wai Htoo Htoo Aung Lwin Kirsten V. Gilardi Frank Momberg Susan M. Cheyne Tierra Smiley Evans The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar Global Ecology and Conservation Burma Gibbon Langur Loris Lutung Macaque |
| title | The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar |
| title_full | The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar |
| title_fullStr | The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar |
| title_full_unstemmed | The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar |
| title_short | The status of primates and primatology in Myanmar |
| title_sort | status of primates and primatology in myanmar |
| topic | Burma Gibbon Langur Loris Lutung Macaque |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423002974 |
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