Malignant Snare Traps Threaten an Irreplaceable Megafauna Community

IF 1.7 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1177/1940082921989187
J. Figel, M. Hambal, I. Krisna, R. Putra, Dedi Yansyah
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Abstract

Tropical forests are under severe threat from over-hunting. Subsistence harvests and poaching have decimated wildlife populations to the extent that nearly 50% of Earth’s tropical forests are partially or fully devoid of large mammals. Declines are particularly acute in Southeast Asia where ongoing defaunation, largely attributable to indiscriminate snare trapping, is widespread. Using the extensively forested Aceh province in northern Sumatra as a case study, we document rampant snaring, which threatens Earth’s last sympatric population of tigers, rhinoceros, elephants, and orangutans. To prevent catastrophic hunting-induced impacts already experienced in mainland Southeast Asia, we call for more comprehensive conservation planning assessments that strengthen wildlife law enforcement, promote collaborative anti-poaching, and research species-specific snaring impacts, particularly in the context of human-wildlife conflict. We conclude with a discussion of the important linkages between poaching, wildlife trade, and zoonotic disease risk.
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恶性陷阱威胁着不可替代的巨型动物群落
热带森林正受到过度狩猎的严重威胁。自给性捕捞和偷猎使野生动物数量锐减,以至于地球上近50%的热带森林部分或完全没有大型哺乳动物。下降在东南亚尤为严重,在那里,持续的脱脂现象普遍存在,主要是由于不分青红皂白的诱捕。以苏门答腊北部森林覆盖广泛的亚齐省为例,我们记录了猖獗的诱捕行为,这威胁到地球上最后一个由老虎、犀牛、大象和猩猩组成的同域种群。为了防止东南亚大陆已经经历的由狩猎引发的灾难性影响,我们呼吁进行更全面的保护规划评估,以加强野生动物执法,促进合作反偷猎,并研究特定物种的诱捕影响,特别是在人类与野生动物冲突的背景下。最后,我们讨论了偷猎、野生动物贸易和人畜共患疾病风险之间的重要联系。
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Tropical Conservation Science
Tropical Conservation Science BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-
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3.60
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5.90%
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16
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>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Tropical Conservation Science is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research papers and state-of-the-art reviews of broad interest to the field of conservation of tropical forests and of other tropical ecosystems.
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