Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands
Abstract Described in 2017 and known only from the holotype, Uromys vika is surely among the world's least studied rodents. This critically endangered species is facing a rapidly increasing scale for threat from logging of its primary lowland forest habitat, on the only island on which it occur...
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| author | Tyrone H. Lavery Adrian Holland Nixon Jino Atuna Judge Hikuna Judge Pandakai Onga Kevin Sese |
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| description | Abstract Described in 2017 and known only from the holotype, Uromys vika is surely among the world's least studied rodents. This critically endangered species is facing a rapidly increasing scale for threat from logging of its primary lowland forest habitat, on the only island on which it occurs—Vangunu, Solomon Islands. However, a deep traditional ecological knowledge of U. vika is held by Vangunu's people. Using camera traps and guided by this knowledge, we aimed to make additional records of U. vika in the last major block of Vangunu's primary forest. We successfully captured 95 images of what we postulate is four different individuals. The forests at Zaira represent the last suitable habitat remaining for this species, and recent development consent for logging at Zaira will lead to its extinction if permitted to proceed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ff901fd9e604330b4a7d6215e2fe04d2023-11-29T05:44:08ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582023-11-011311n/an/a10.1002/ece3.10703Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon IslandsTyrone H. Lavery0Adrian Holland1Nixon Jino2Atuna Judge3Hikuna Judge4Pandakai Onga5Kevin Sese6School of BioSciences The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria AustraliaZaira Rangers Zaira Village Western Province Solomon IslandsZaira Rangers Zaira Village Western Province Solomon IslandsZaira Rangers Zaira Village Western Province Solomon IslandsZaira Rangers Zaira Village Western Province Solomon IslandsZaira Rangers Zaira Village Western Province Solomon IslandsSchool of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences Solomon Islands National University Honiara Solomon IslandsAbstract Described in 2017 and known only from the holotype, Uromys vika is surely among the world's least studied rodents. This critically endangered species is facing a rapidly increasing scale for threat from logging of its primary lowland forest habitat, on the only island on which it occurs—Vangunu, Solomon Islands. However, a deep traditional ecological knowledge of U. vika is held by Vangunu's people. Using camera traps and guided by this knowledge, we aimed to make additional records of U. vika in the last major block of Vangunu's primary forest. We successfully captured 95 images of what we postulate is four different individuals. The forests at Zaira represent the last suitable habitat remaining for this species, and recent development consent for logging at Zaira will lead to its extinction if permitted to proceed.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10703conservationdeforestationindigenous protected areamammalsurvey |
| spellingShingle | Tyrone H. Lavery Adrian Holland Nixon Jino Atuna Judge Hikuna Judge Pandakai Onga Kevin Sese Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands Ecology and Evolution conservation deforestation indigenous protected area mammal survey |
| title | Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands |
| title_full | Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands |
| title_fullStr | Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands |
| title_short | Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) survives in the Zaira Community Resource Management Area, Solomon Islands |
| title_sort | vangunu giant rat uromys vika survives in the zaira community resource management area solomon islands |
| topic | conservation deforestation indigenous protected area mammal survey |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10703 |
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