Implication of musk deer (Moschus spp.) depletion from hunter reports and dung transect data in northwest Yunnan, China

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	Implication of musk deer (Moschus spp.) depletion from hunter reports and dung transect data in northwest Yunnan, China
	Li XY 1,2; Jiang XL[*]1
刊名	JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
	2014
卷号	22 期号:5 页码:474-478
关键词	Catch-effort Dung encounter rate Interviews Musk gland Sacred sites
通讯作者	lixueyou@mail.kiz.ac.cn ; jiangxl@mail.kiz.ac.cn
合作状况	其它
英文摘要	Musk deer (Moschus spp.) have been over-exploited leading to steep population declines. The demand for musk for its use in medicine and perfumery industries poses the biggest threat to musk deer. The present study aimed to assess the depletion level of musk deer over time in northwest Yunnan by using hunter reports and dung transect data. Hunters were asked to recall musk gland catch-effort changes between the early 1990s and over two years (January 2009 to December 2010). Surveys using dung transect methodology were conducted on musk deer population in poaching and non-poaching sites. The results obtained revealed that the hunting frequency is constant in the two periods. Annual musk gland catch per hunter significantly declined from 7.4 (SD = 1.8) in the early 1990s to 0.7 (SD = 0.9) over the 2009-2010 period. A significantly higher proportion of hunters used snares over the 2009-2010 period (74%) than in the early 1990s (18%). The majority of the informants (70%) reported that the average distance from the village at which hunters operated has increased over the later two year period. The mean dung encounter rate values in the non-poaching site were about six times higher than that in poaching sites. Hunter responses were consistent with dung transect data that suggest musk deer population is seriously compromised throughout its range in northwest Yunnan. The present study has shown that catch-effort data from hunter reports can provide pertinent information about the current hunting practices and problems of prey depletion and for design of conservation interventions for hunted species.
收录类别	SCI
资助信息	The study was supported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China for biodiversity survey in northwest Yunnan (Species-10-Two-2) and the Second National Terrestrial Vertebrate Resources Survey of China (Forestry [2013]-52) and partly funded by China Exploration and Research Society (CERS) and the Sym- rise Corporation.
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000340930300010
公开日期	2014-10-10
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://159.226.149.42:8088/handle/152453/8017]
专题	昆明动物研究所_兽类生态与进化昆明动物研究所_遗传资源与进化国家重点实验室
作者单位	1.State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China 2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li XY,Jiang XL[*]. Implication of musk deer (Moschus spp.) depletion from hunter reports and dung transect data in northwest Yunnan, China[J]. JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION,2014,22(5):474-478.
APA	Li XY,&Jiang XL[*].(2014).Implication of musk deer (Moschus spp.) depletion from hunter reports and dung transect data in northwest Yunnan, China.JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION,22(5),474-478.
MLA	Li XY,et al."Implication of musk deer (Moschus spp.) depletion from hunter reports and dung transect data in northwest Yunnan, China".JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION 22.5(2014):474-478.