Showing papers in "Oryx in 1972"
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TL;DR: In the article "New Attitudes in Nigeria" by John Henshaw and Gilbert S. Child (Oryx 11, 4: 275-283) there are some errors which I should like to correct, although lack of information on the distribution of many species makes it difficult to be precise as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In the article ‘New Attitudes in Nigeria’, by John Henshaw and Gilbert S. Child (Oryx 11, 4: 275–283) there are some errors which I should like to correct, although lack of information on the distribution of many species makes it difficult to be precise.
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TL;DR: Of the 14 species, the status of two, the greater horseshoe and mouse-eared bats, is precarious and the survival of these and other cavernicolous species depends on the availability of underground roosts, many of which are being destroyed, or rendered uninhabitable by extensive disturbance during hibernation.
Abstract: A survey has been carried out on the status of bats in Britain. Of the 14 species, the status of two, the greater horseshoe and mouse-eared bats, is precarious. The survival of these and other cavernicolous species depends on the availability of underground roosts, many of which are being destroyed, or rendered uninhabitable by extensive disturbance during hibernation. Where such disturbance is prevented by a grille at the cave entrance, the number of bats using the roost increases. There is a trade in cave-dwelling bats for museums, schools and research. Large numbers of pipistrelles and other species are killed each year in buildings. In many cases, the slaughter is fruitless because the roost is subsequently reoccupied. Ignorance and fear of bats is widespread among members of the public. With the decrease in deciduous trees, fewer roosts are available for tree-dwelling species.
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TL;DR: Until 1963 the main population of the northern square-lipped (white) rhino was in the Garamba National Park, in the Congo (now Zaire) where they had increased to over 1200, but that year armed rebels occupied the park, and when three years later they had been driven out, the numbers had been drastically reduced.
Abstract: Until 1963 the main population of the northern square-lipped (white) rhino was in the Garamba National Park, in the Congo (now Zaire) where they had increased to over 1200. That year armed rebels occupied the park, and when three years later they had been driven out, the rhinos had been drastically reduced: numbers were thought to be below 50. Dr. Curry-Iindahl describes what he found in 1966 and 1967.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the present status of one land mammal, the hutia, and all the reptiles currently recognised as endangered, and suggest a few more to add to the endangered list.
Abstract: Man and mongoose between them have decimated several endemic reptile and mammal species in Jamaica. This paper, the result of a survey early last year, describes the present status of the one land mammal, the hutia, and all the reptiles currently recognised as endangered, and suggests a few more to add to the endangered list.
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TL;DR: The author, who is head of the Wildlife Department and FPS correspondent in Ghana, describes the difficulties of making conservation effective in a country where ignorance about wildlife, other than its value for the pot, is the rule.
Abstract: In Ghana wildlife is valued especially as a source of meat. But overhunting has led to serious depletion of nearly all game species, in some cases almost to the point of extermination. However, the Government is now concerned that the country's wildlife should be conserved and used on a sustained yield basis, and recently new national parks have been created, existing reserves enlarged and government spending on wildlife substantially increased. The author, who is head of the Wildlife Department and FPS correspondent in Ghana, describes the difficulties of making conservation effective in a country where ignorance about wildlife, other than its value for the pot, is the rule.
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TL;DR: Of the two rhinos formerly found in Thailand, the Javan is believed now to be extinct there, although the authors of this survey report that some villagers in southern Thailand insist that some of the rhinos in their area are Javan.
Abstract: In a paper published in Oryx in 1972 McNeely and Cronin concluded that small numbers of Javan and Sumatran rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus and Dicerorhinus sumatrensis still occurred in Thailand, in three main areas: the Malayan border, the Tenasserim range, and Chaiyaphum province. Since then new information has come from several areas, and the present authors have re-surveyed Phu Khio Reserve in Chaiyaphum.
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TL;DR: The importance of wildlife as a source of meat, as well as tourist revenue is the most telling argument for its protection in Nigeria, where bushmeat is highly valued as mentioned in this paper, and 29 new reserves are planned.
Abstract: The importance of wildlife as a source of meat, as well as tourist revenue, is the most telling argument for its protection in Nigeria, where bushmeat is highly valued. Many species have been seriously overhunted, but populations could be built up again. The creation of a wildlife division in the Forestry Department last year was a major step in the right direction and 29 new reserves are planned. Animal numbers are increasing noticeably in the two major existing reserves, Yankari and Borgu.
TL;DR: The author, a naturalist living in the islands, and responsible for much of the survey work he describes, pleads for a rational use of the wildlife so that a balance can be achieved.
Abstract: Ruthless exploitation of the seals and penguins and destruction by domestic stock of the tussac grass – which provides food and shelter for both wildlife and sheep – have characterised the Falkland Islands in the recent past. Today, however, the outlook is brighter and both the government and private individuals are creating reserves and sanctuaries, including the 14 islands of the Jason group which are one of the richest untouched wildlife areas. The author, a naturalist living in the islands, and responsible for much of the survey work he describes, pleads for a rational use of the wildlife so that a balance can be achieved. Fortunately, tourism is already showing that wildlife has a new commercial value.
TL;DR: In this paper, the author spent a year attached to the Federal Game Department, with the task of surveying all likely areas for national parks in order to preserve a representative selection of this remarkable wildlife.
Abstract: West Malaysia has elephants, tapir, seladang, tiger and the Sumatran rhinoceros among its fauna, and a wealth of flowering plants – some 8000. The author spent a year attached to the Federal Game Department, with the task of surveying all likely areas for national parks in order to preserve a representative selection of this remarkable wildlife. His report to the Game Department, of which this is a summary, proposed seven major reserves – one national park (already in existence) and six national monuments.
TL;DR: Jungius with another biologist was sent by UNESCO, following a request for advice and help from the Bolivian Government; in 1971 he went out a second time, supported by the Frankfurt Zoological Society and WWF as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In pre-Columbian times vicunas ranged in their hundreds of thousands in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador; the Incas harvested their valuable wool by rounding them up and shearing them. Today a mere remnant survives, almost entirely in Peru and Bolivia. Urged by conservationists, notably Sr Felipe Benavides, FPS Vice-president and WWF Trustee, Peru and, later, Bolivia have taken steps to save the vicuna by prohibiting the export of the wool, and creating reserves; last year, in response to their request, the British Government banned all imports of vicuna wool, a move in which the FPS played a considerable part (see Oryx, December 1970, page 343). In 1969 Dr. Jungius with another biologist was sent by UNESCO, following a request for advice and help from the Bolivian Government; in 1971 he went out a second time, supported by the Frankfurt Zoological Society and WWF.
TL;DR: The Chilean pudu Pudu is on the world list of endangered species in the IUCN Red Data Book and one of its few remaining refuges is in the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park.
Abstract: The Chilean pudu Pudu pudu, the smallest American deer, is on the world list of endangered species in the IUCN Red Data Book. One of its few remaining refuges is in the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park. This is in the Lake District of southern Chile, the ‘Switzerland of South America’, between the Puyehue National Park to the north, and the Nahuel Huapi National Park in Argentina on the east. There are very few records on the fauna of this park, which covers 243,000 hectares, and is part of the Patagonian Subdivision of the Neotropical Faunal Region.
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TL;DR: It is suggested that the leathery turtle, the world’s largest species, is seriously endangered despite the discovery a few years ago of a big new rookery in French Guiana, and part of the only other known large rookery should be declared a national park.
Abstract: The author suggests that the leathery turtle, the world’s largest species, is seriously endangered despite the discovery a few years ago of a big new rookery in French Guiana. He urges that part of the only other known large rookery — at Trengganu, in Malaysia — should be declared a national park, where tourists would be encouraged under careful supervision, and a much increased hatchery programme initiated by the government.
TL;DR: Perry as mentioned in this paper has spent much time in South America, especially Colombia, and is a former Director of the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands, where he was able to collect a wealth of wildlife including endangered species such as spectacled bear, mountain tapir, pudu and condor.
Abstract: Colombia has a wealth of wildlife — including endangered species such as spectacled bear, mountain tapir, pudu and condor — a lot of still unexplored country, an impressive list of national parks and reserves, and an active national parks department. But there are many threats: a rapidly increasing population, haphazard settlement (with shifting 'slash and burn' cultivation), the increasing accessibility of formerly remote areas, the profitable trade in wild animals, and the lack of public interest in and support for conservation. Roger Perry has spent much time in South America, especially Colombia, and is a former Director of the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands.