Ecological attributes and trade of white-lipped pythons (Genus Leiopython) in Indonesian New Guinea

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. D. Natusch ◽  
Jessica A. Lyons
Keyword(s):  
New Guinea ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
Ecological Attributes ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Duration Of Trade ◽  
The Government ◽  
Trade Dynamics

White-lipped pythons (WLP) (Genus Leiopython) have been collected from the wild in Indonesian New Guinea and exported for the pet trade since at least 1977. Despite the long duration of trade and recent taxonomic work recognising six different species, virtually nothing is known of the trade dynamics or ecology of these species. Surveys of wildlife traders in Indonesian New Guinea and measurement of 122 WLP provides the first information on trade and ecological attributes of the two most commonly traded species, L. albertisii and L. hoserae. Both species exhibit broadly similar ecological attributes; however, L. hoserae has a longer and wider head than L. albertisii. WLP prey mainly on mammals, although smaller snakes were found to feed on lizards. Reproduction appears to be seasonal with oviposition and hatching occurring in the summer months between December and March. Most trade was in L. albertisii and although traders differentiated between the two species on the basis of colour, both were traded under the name L. albertisii. Examination of CITES export data revealed that in 2004 Indonesia exceeded the government-allocated harvest quota of wild individuals. Although this quota was apparently not exceeded in other years, the results of this study suggest that the unmonitored domestic pet trade and the potential for misdeclaration of wild-caught individuals for export may account for many more snakes than are recorded.

Distribution, ecological attributes and trade of the New Guinea carpet python (Morelia spilota) in Indonesia

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. D. Natusch ◽  
Jessica A. Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
Trade Data ◽  
Ecological Information ◽  
Ecological Attributes ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Harvest Quotas

Carpet pythons (Morelia spilota) are medium-sized non-venomous snakes inhabiting most of continental Australia and a small area of New Guinea. They have been relatively well studied in Australia, but little is known about the New Guinea population, even though it is harvested and exported from Indonesia for the international pet trade. In total, 281 locality records were compiled for two distinct populations south of latitude 7°S in Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of Papua. Traders in Papua collected 274 carpet pythons (most of which were recently hatched neonates) for the pet trade. Data from a sample of 174 individuals revealed little sexual dimorphism in any traits, although males appear to grow larger than females despite females maturing at greater lengths. Fecundity was high (average 17 eggs) and reproduction was highly seasonal, with hatching in December and January. Harvest quotas for the province of Papua were exceeded in all years between 2000 and 2009 due to 50% of the national quota being allocated to West Papua province where this species is yet to be recorded. The present study provides distribution, trade and ecological information to inform conservation management of this species in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Chronology of a protest

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-133
Author(s):  
Uni Tavur
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
World Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Afternoon Session ◽  
The Government

"Afternoon session opens debate on World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) intiated land mobilisation programme. Students express concern about the Government being used by the two monetary organisations to "sell" Papua New Guinea to foreign developers. By the end of the day, students declared war on the WB and IMF!"

Distribution, abundance and demography of green pythons (Morelia viridis) in Cape York Peninsula, Australia

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel James Deans Natusch ◽  
David Francis Stewart Natusch
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Management ◽  
Potential Range ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Population Demographics ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
Iron Range ◽  
Ecological Attributes ◽  
Cape York ◽  
Effective Conservation

The green python (Morelia viridis) is an iconic snake species highly sought after in the pet trade and is the target of illegal collection. Despite their popularity, some important ecological attributes of green pythons remain unknown, making their effective conservation management difficult. Detection-only surveys were conducted throughout the potential range of the green python in Australia, and intensive mark–recapture surveys were conducted in the areas where there have been previous records. In total, 298 green pythons were located in the Iron, McIlwraith and Kawadji–Ngaachi ranges of Cape York, distributed over an estimated area of 2289 km2, where they frequented rainforest habitats and adjacent vine thickets. They were not found in the Lockerbie Scrub or Jardine River Catchment, despite anecdotal records. Green python density was estimated to be 540 km–2 in the Iron Range and 200 km–2 in the McIlwraith Range, where the percentages of adults captured were 56% and 83%, respectively. The differences between abundance and population demographics in the Iron and McIlwraith ranges may be due to differences in prey abundance and the impacts of collection. The results of this study provide baseline data to conservation managers and policy makers for the future conservation management of this species in Australia.

scholarly journals To Explore the Urban Landscape Lighting Development in China — Taking the City of Shanghai as an Example

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (s2) ◽  
pp. 251-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaowa Wuren ◽  
Xiaoming Yang ◽  
Jiangang Xia
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Development Mode ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Ecological Attributes ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City

Landscape lighting is a symbol of modern urban development and service capabilities, and it is also the important content of urban competitive power. This paper used the descriptive statistics, basic statistical tests and Granger causality test to analyze the historical data and the data from the Shanghai Landscape Lighting Survey. It draws conclusion that Shanghai’s landscape lighting has formed unique and sustainable development mode with governmental, cultural, economic, social and ecological attributes, which is led by the government, and market and society join together in the construction and operation.

scholarly journals Opportunities for development journalism in Papua New Guinea

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vipul Khosla ◽  
Lyndal Rowlands
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Capital ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Foreign Corporations ◽  
Papua New Guinean ◽  
Training Opportunities

The Social Journalism Awards (SJA) is a journalism exchange programme providing Papua New Guinean journalists with opportunities to report on development issues. This article draws on information collected from SJA participants, and analysis of the media content they produced, to gather insights into development journalism in Papua New Guinea. The study found that Papua New Guinean journalists are interested in reporting on development issues but they lack appropriate opportunities to do so. The main issues facing Papua New Guinean journalists include few opportunities to report on issues outside the national capital; few professional development or training opportunities; few opportunities to report on development issues, particularly those affecting the rural poor; conflicts of interest for media owners including the government and foreign corporations with mining interests; and low pay within the industry. The study showed that when given appropriate opportunities, PNG journalists can contribute to development and democracy in meaningful ways. The article concludes that it is important for media indices to go beyond procedural freedoms and to measure substantive freedoms, or opportunities, available to journalists.

scholarly journals HUMAN SECURITY FOR BORDER SOCIETY: A CASE STUDY AT WARIS COMMUNITY AT THE BORDERS OF RI-PNG

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Melyana Ratana Pugu ◽  
Yanyan Mochamad Yani
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Human Security ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The Government

This research is aimed to explain the border society situation at Waris District, which is located remote from government services.  This condition reflects a threat on human security at the borders in Keerom regency, Papua, which is directly bordering Papua New Guinea (PNG). This research uses qualitative research method, in which it explains the human security threat in education and health at Waris District, which borders PNG. The education and health improvement and development for Waris community are organized through the provision infrastructure such as: the number of schools, teachers, community health centres. These are the indicators for the education and health improvement and development in the border region.  The outcome of this research is a reference for the government in border region management in the sectors of education and health, as an effort to minimise human security threat for the Waris community at the borders between RI-PNG.   Keywords: Human Security, Border Society, Waris, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea     Abstrak   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan situasi masyarakat perbatasan di Distrik Waris yang berlokasi terpencil jauh dari pelayanan publik dari pemerintah. Kondisi ini menyebabkan adanya ancaman terhadap keamanan manusia di daerah perbatasan Kabupaten Keerom, Papua yang langsung berbatasan dengan Papua Nugini. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif untuk menjelaskan ancaman terhadap keamanan manusia di bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan di Distrik Waris yang berbatasan langsung dengan Papua Nugini. Pembangunan dan peningkatan bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan dilakukan melalui pengadaan infrastruktur seperti jumlah sekolah, guru, pusat-pusat kesehatan masyarakat. Ini semua merupakan indikator untuk pembangunan dan peningkatan bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan di kawasan perbatasan. Hasil penelitian menjadi bahan masukan bagi pemerintah dalam mengelola kawasan perbatasan terutama di sector pendidikan dan kesehatan, sebagai upaya untuk meminimalkan ancaman terhadap keamanan manusia di Distrik Waris yang berada di daerah perbatasan antara Republik Indonesia dan Papua Nugini. Kata Kunci: Keamanan Manusia, Masyarakat Perbatasan, Waris, Indonesia, Papua Nugini  

scholarly journals Standoff in Papua New Guinea: Students take issue over corruption

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Emily Matasororo
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
News Media ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Tertiary Student ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Port Moresby

Commentary: A widespread student national boycott of classes and protests against the government of Peter O’Neill in Papua New Guinea during May and June 2016, supported by many civil society groups and activists. The epicentre of these protests was the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) in the nation's capital, Port Moresby. Demonstrations stirred by allegations of corruption against Prime Minister O'Neill grew in intensity until police opened fire on peaceful protesters on June 8. The protests were largely organised by the elected UPNG Student Representative Council, which entered into alliances with other tertiary student bodies, especially at the University of Technology in Lae, and civil society groups such as UPNG Focus and the Community Coalition Against Corruption. The essential argument of the students was that instead of thwarting investigations into allegations that $30 million of fraudulent legal bills were paid to the legal firm Paraka Lawyers, O’Neill should resign from office and present himself to the police investigators for questioning as they had demanded. This article focuses on the student leadership’s role and critiques the coverage of two major national press outlets, the PNG Post-Courier and The National, leading to the temporary shutdown of the university. It argues that there were issues of ethics and integrity at stake with both students and the news media.

scholarly journals Endangered by trade: seizure analysis of the critically endangered Philippine Forest Turtle Siebenrockiella leytensis from 2004–2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Habitat Loss ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
Wildlife Protection ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Trade Dynamics

The Philippine or Palawan Forest Turtle Siebenrockiella leytensis is the only endemic turtle known to occur in the Philippines. It was assessed as Critically Endangered in 2000 and has been considered as one of the world’s top 25 most endangered turtles since 2003. The species is accorded protection nationally by the Wildlife Protection and Conservation Act of 2001 and its international commercial trade is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). However, the publication of its rediscovery in 2004 triggered unrelenting poaching and trafficking for the pet trade nationally and internationally. With the aim of quantifying the extent of poaching and to provide insight on the trade dynamics, we analyzed seizure records from 2004–2018 and conducted physical and online market surveys in 2017–2018. Twenty-three (23) seizure incidents involving 4,723 Philippine Forest Turtles were recorded in the last 15 years. Based on an online survey, we estimated that an additional 1,200 Philippine Forest Turtles were smuggled and illegally sold in China in 2015. The majority of the 74 live individuals exported legally from the Philippines were likely sourced illegally from the wild and declared fraudulently as captive bred by exporters to obtain CITES permits. While habitat loss or degradation is a major threat, the illegal pet trade remains the most important factor threatening the survival of the Philippine Forest Turtles in the wild.

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