Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar
The Tanintharyi Region in southern Myanmar is rich in biodiversity yet is facing threats from varying degrees of anthropogenic pressure. In this research we examine how anthropogenic pressures are influencing large carnivores (tiger Panthera tigris, leopard Panthera pardus and dhole Cuon alpinus) an...
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| description | The Tanintharyi Region in southern Myanmar is rich in biodiversity yet is facing threats from varying degrees of anthropogenic pressure. In this research we examine how anthropogenic pressures are influencing large carnivores (tiger Panthera tigris, leopard Panthera pardus and dhole Cuon alpinus) and their major prey species (wild pig Sus scrofa, muntjac Muntiacus spp., sambar Rusa unicolor, gaur Bos gaurus and banteng Bos javanicus) in the Lenya Reserved Forest and adjacent areas of Sundaic forest. We used data from camera-trap surveys during May 2016–March 2018 and logistic regression to analyse the relationships between the presence of large carnivores and explanatory variables such as human disturbance, landscape variability and changes in prey distribution. Tiger presence was positively associated with the occurrence of gaur and distance to villages. The occurrence of prey did not explain the detection of leopards in the study area. We suspect this was because leopards have a broad diet, including arboreal primates, and their prey was not fully recorded in our camera-trap survey. Dholes were positively associated with wild pigs and the total number of prey but not associated with forest type and landscape variables. To restore the carnivore population and conserve the biodiversity of this area, effective protection of predators and habitat management for large ungulates are crucial. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c5b9dd33d90431ebc7fcc92a3eadb482023-08-04T12:01:29ZengCambridge University PressOryx0030-60531365-30082023-03-015726227110.1017/S0030605321001654Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern MyanmarNay Myo Shwe0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-3955Matthew Grainger1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-6495Dusit Ngoprasert2Saw Soe Aung3Mark Grindley4Tommaso Savini5Conservation Ecology Program, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, ThailandNorwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, NorwayConservation Ecology Program, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, ThailandMyanmar Programme, Fauna & Flora International, Yangon, MyanmarMyanmar Programme, Fauna & Flora International, Yangon, MyanmarConservation Ecology Program, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, ThailandThe Tanintharyi Region in southern Myanmar is rich in biodiversity yet is facing threats from varying degrees of anthropogenic pressure. In this research we examine how anthropogenic pressures are influencing large carnivores (tiger Panthera tigris, leopard Panthera pardus and dhole Cuon alpinus) and their major prey species (wild pig Sus scrofa, muntjac Muntiacus spp., sambar Rusa unicolor, gaur Bos gaurus and banteng Bos javanicus) in the Lenya Reserved Forest and adjacent areas of Sundaic forest. We used data from camera-trap surveys during May 2016–March 2018 and logistic regression to analyse the relationships between the presence of large carnivores and explanatory variables such as human disturbance, landscape variability and changes in prey distribution. Tiger presence was positively associated with the occurrence of gaur and distance to villages. The occurrence of prey did not explain the detection of leopards in the study area. We suspect this was because leopards have a broad diet, including arboreal primates, and their prey was not fully recorded in our camera-trap survey. Dholes were positively associated with wild pigs and the total number of prey but not associated with forest type and landscape variables. To restore the carnivore population and conserve the biodiversity of this area, effective protection of predators and habitat management for large ungulates are crucial.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605321001654/type/journal_articleCamera trapdholehuman disturbancehuntingleopardMyanmarpalm oiltiger |
| spellingShingle | Nay Myo Shwe Matthew Grainger Dusit Ngoprasert Saw Soe Aung Mark Grindley Tommaso Savini Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar Oryx Camera trap dhole human disturbance hunting leopard Myanmar palm oil tiger |
| title | Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar |
| title_full | Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar |
| title_fullStr | Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar |
| title_short | Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar |
| title_sort | anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of tanintharyi southern myanmar |
| topic | Camera trap dhole human disturbance hunting leopard Myanmar palm oil tiger |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605321001654/type/journal_article |
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