scholarly journals PRESENCE of SUMATRAN ELEPHANTS (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in THE ECOTONE AREA of SEMBILANG NATIONAL PARK (TNSTNS) and PALM OIL PLANTATION in SEMENANJUNG BANYUASIN SEMENANJUNG, SOUTH SUMATRA PROVINCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dafid Pirnanda ◽  
Indra Yustian ◽  
Zulkifli Dahlan ◽  
Winda Indrianti ◽  
Ina Aprilia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
National Park ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Data Archives

A research to monitor the presence of Sumatran elephant between two ecosystem in Sembilang National Park (TNSTNS) and palm palm oilplantation has been conducted on March until June 2019 at Semenanjung Banyuasin Semenanjung, South Sumatra. This research aimed to verify the presence of Sumatran elephantpopulation and to estimate the number of elephant individuals in the area. The methods used weredirect observation during the day and indirect monitoring through installation of Camera Traps for 1 month. In addition, secondary data was collected in the form of data archives from the palm oil plantation records and interviews with affected plantation workers. From direct observation, Wedirect encountered one elephant individual and fifteen signs of elephant activities, such as sounds, footprints, and feces. From camera trap photos, we identified and verified onepopulation of Sumatran Elephants which consisted of at least twenty-two individuals with composition as follows: eight adult females, two young females, three infant females, and nine males. The ecotone area between TNS and palm palm oil plantation should be designated as a new habitat patchof Sumatran elephant that needs to be managed appropriately in order to maintain the designation of the area as a conservation area.

scholarly journals Fauna diversity in the southern part of the Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Gia Lai province

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-151
Author(s):  
Nguyen Ai Tam ◽  
Nguyen Van Tay ◽  
Nguyen Thi Kim Yen ◽  
Ha Thang Long
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Set Up ◽  
First Time

Kon Ka Kinh National Park (KKK NP) is a priority zone for biodiversity protection in Vietnam as well as ASEAN. In order to survey the current fauna species diversity in the southern part of the KKK NP, we conducted camera trapping surveys in 2017, 2018, and 2019. 28 infrared camera traps were set up on elevations between 1041 to 1497 meters. In total, there were 360 days of survey using camera trap. As result, we recorded a total of 27 animal species of those, five species are listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN, 2020). The survey results showed a high richness of wildlife in the southern park region, and it also revealed human disturbance to wildlife in the park. The first-time camera trap was used for surveying wildlife diversity in the southern region of the KKK NP. Conducting camera trap surveys in the whole KKK NP is essential for monitoring and identifying priority areas for wildlife conservation in the national park.

scholarly journals An assessment of carnivore relative abundance and density in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar using remotely-triggered camera traps

Oryx ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Gerber ◽  
Sarah M. Karpanty ◽  
Charles Crawford ◽  
Mary Kotschwar ◽  
Johnny Randrianantenaina
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
National Park ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Domestic Dog ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Ranomafana National Park ◽  
Carnivore Species ◽  
Cryptoprocta Ferox ◽  
Capture Recapture

AbstractDespite major efforts to understand and conserve Madagascar’s unique biodiversity, relatively little is known about the island’s carnivore populations. We therefore deployed 43 camera-trap stations in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar during June–August 2007 to evaluate the efficacy of this method for studying Malagasy carnivores and to estimate the relative abundance and density of carnivores in the eastern rainforest. A total of 755 camera-trap nights provided 1,605 photographs of four endemic carnivore species (fossa Cryptoprocta ferox, Malagasy civet Fossa fossana, ring-tailed mongoose Galidia elegans and broad-striped mongoose Galidictus fasciata), the exotic Indian civet Viverricula indica and the domestic dog Canis familiaris. We identified 38 individual F. fossana and 10 individual C. ferox. We estimated density using both capture-recapture analyses, with a buffer of full mean-maximum-distance-moved, and a spatially-explicit maximum-likelihood method (F. fossana: 3.03 and 2.23 km-2, respectively; C. ferox: 0.15 and 0.17 km-2, respectively). Our estimated densities of C. ferox in rainforest are lower than published estimates for conspecifics in the western dry forests. Within Ranomafana National Park species richness of native carnivores did not vary among trail systems located in secondary, selectively-logged and undisturbed forest. These results provide the first assessment of carnivore population parameters using camera-traps in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar.

scholarly journals First camera-trap record of the snow leopard Panthera uncia in Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Nepal

Oryx ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Narayan Prasad Koju ◽  
Bijay Bashyal ◽  
Bishnu Prasad Pandey ◽  
Satya Narayan Shah ◽  
Shankar Thami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Snow Leopard ◽  
Musk Deer ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Blue Sheep ◽  
Northern Border ◽  
Himalayan Tahr ◽  
Panthera Uncia

Abstract The snow leopard Panthera uncia is the flagship species of the high mountains of the Himalayas. There is potentially continuous habitat for the snow leopard along the northern border of Nepal, but there is a gap in information about the snow leopard in Gaurishankar Conservation Area. Previous spatial analysis has suggested that the Lamabagar area in this Conservation Area could serve as a transboundary corridor for snow leopards, and that the area may connect local populations, creating a metapopulation. However, there has been no visual confirmation of the species in Lamabagar. We set 11 infrared camera traps for 7 months in Lapchi Village of Gaurishankar Conservation Area, where blue sheep Pseudois nayaur, musk deer Moschus leucogaster and Himalayan tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus, all snow leopard prey species, had been observed. In November 2018 at 4,100 m, 5 km south-west of Lapchi Village, one camera recorded three images of a snow leopard, the first photographic evidence of the species in the Conservation Area. Sixteen other species of mammals were also recorded. Camera-trap records and sightings indicated a high abundance of Himalayan tahr, blue sheep and musk deer. Lapchi Village may be a potentially important corridor for snow leopard movement between the east and west of Nepal and northwards to Quomolongma National Park in China. However, plans for development in the region present increasing threats to this corridor. We recommend development of a transboundary conservation strategy for snow leopard conservation in this region, with participation of Nepal, China and international agencies.

scholarly journals Using local knowledge and camera traps to investigate occurrence and habitat preference of an Endangered primate: the endemic dryas monkey in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Oryx ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Daniel Alempijevic ◽  
John A. Hart ◽  
Terese B. Hart ◽  
Kate M. Detwiler
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
National Park ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Republic Of The Congo

Abstract The Endangered dryas monkey Cercopithecus dryas, endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of Africa's most enigmatic primates. The discovery of a dryas monkey killed by a hunter in the buffer zone of Lomami National Park in 2014 prompted field research on the species’ distribution, habitat use and stratum preference. We used local knowledge to determine the distribution of this species and to select sites for camera-trap surveys in Lomami National Park and its buffer zone. We employed a multi-strata (0–29 m) camera-trap placement technique to determine habitat use at Camp Bartho in Lomami National Park and Bafundo Forest in the Park's buffer zone. We confirmed the occurrence of the dryas monkey at seven locations over a total area of 3,453 km2, in both the Park and its buffer zone. Dryas monkeys were detected most frequently (2.22 events/100 trap-days) in disturbed areas of Bafundo Forest and less in mature forest in Camp Bartho (0.82 events/100 trap-days). Dryas monkeys appear to prefer structurally complex understories and forest edges. We found that camera traps at 2–10 m above ground over at least 365 trap-days are required to determine if the species is present. We recommend utilizing local knowledge and using this species-specific camera-trap method in other areas of the central Congo basin to determine the wider distribution of the dryas monkey.

Detectability and activity patterns of sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in Baw Baw National Park, Victoria

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Davies ◽  
Wendy Wright ◽  
Fiona E. Hogan ◽  
Hugh Davies
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Occupancy Modelling ◽  
Modelling Framework ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Time Stamps ◽  
Sambar Deer

Introduced sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) are increasing in abundance and distribution across much of south-eastern Australia and causing damage to native ecosystems. However, the current paucity of knowledge surrounding many aspects of sambar deer ecology is limiting our capacity to make informed management decisions, and properly gauge the extent of deer impacts. Here we investigate correlates of sambar deer detectability and describe activity patterns of sambar deer in Baw Baw National Park (BBNP) to inform control operations. Camera traps were deployed in BBNP between October and December 2016. We used an occupancy modelling framework to investigate sambar deer detectability and camera trap record time stamps to determine sambar deer activity patterns. Sambar deer were found to be significantly more detectable near roads and in areas of sparse tree density and displayed strong crepuscular activity patterns. Control operations carried out along roads at dawn and dusk could be effective, at least in the short term. Likewise, aerial culling could be an effective control option for sambar deer populations in BBNP. This study highlights the utility of camera trap data to inform the application of control operations for cryptic invasive species.

scholarly journals Camera trapping rare and threatened avifauna in west-central Sumatra

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoan Dinata ◽  
Agung Nugroho ◽  
Iding Achmad Haidir ◽  
Matthew Linkie
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
West Central ◽  
Routine Monitoring ◽  
Kerinci Seblat National Park ◽  
Central Sumatra

AbstractTropical forests are becoming increasingly degraded and fragmented by logging, which can affect the survival of forest bird species in different ways. In this study, we present avifauna data collected from a monitoring programme in west-central Sumatra that set camera traps in three study areas with different habitat types, levels of degradation and protection status. From 5,990 camera trap-nights, 248 independent bird photographs were recorded, comprising four orders and nine species, including three endemic species. The Great Argus Pheasant (Argusianus argus) was recorded in all study areas and most frequently (n = 202 photographs), followed by the threatened Salvadori's Pheasant (Lophura inornata). The greatest diversity of bird species (five) and abundance index (1.44 bird photographs/100 trap-nights) was recorded from a primary hill-submontane forest site located inside Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) bordering degraded forest in a former logging concession recently repatriated into KSNP. However, inside a primary-selectively logged hill-submontane forest site spread over KSNP and an ex-logging concession, a Sumatran Ground Cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) was photographed. This species is noteworthy because prior to this study it had only been documented once since 1916. It is therefore crucial to use the camera trap results to increase the protection status for the ground cuckoo area. This has already happened in the other two study areas, where camera trap data have been used to reclassify the areas as Core Zones, the highest level of protection inside KSNP. This study illustrates how routine monitoring can have wider benefits through recording, and conserving, threatened and endemic non-target species in unexpected habitats that might not otherwise have been surveyed.

scholarly journals COMPETITIVENESS OF SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM AT THE BROMO TENGGER SEMERU NATIONAL PARK

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-62
Author(s):  
Joshi Maharani Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
Negative Impacts

Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (BTSNP) is one of the conservation areas in Indonesian that functions as a protected area, a biosphere reserve area, and a tourism destination. The research was conducted to determine the BTSNP sustainable competitiveness potential as a tourism destination as well as conservation area. This research used secondary data obtained from the TripAdvisor site in 2018 and primary data obtained through interviews, FGD, documentation, and observation. The data was analyzed by using a sentiment analysis approach based on the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) concept. The result showed that BTSNP’s sustainable competitiveness was most negatively influenced by tourism policy and environmental conditions. To overcome those of negative impacts, the related stakeholders need to apply more suitable policies based on natural and social condition of BTSNP, such as biosphere reserve and local tourism clustering-based policy. The purpose of developing a new local tourism attraction (clustering) in BTSNP was to overcome waste and excess tourist capacity in the BTSNP protected area. The clustering also aims to maximize local tourism development strategies based on the biosphere reserve concept in the BTSNP area. So, the policies related to biosphere reserve and tourism clustering can effectively increase sustainable competitiveness ecotourism in BTSNP.

scholarly journals Estimating the abundance of Nepal's largest population of tigers Panthera tigris

Oryx ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhamak B. Karki ◽  
B. Pandav ◽  
S. R. Jnawali ◽  
R. Shrestha ◽  
N. M. B. Pradhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Abundance Estimate ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
The Status ◽  
Chitwan National Park ◽  
Tiger Population

AbstractInformation on the abundance of tigers Panthera tigris is essential for effective conservation of the species. The main aim of this study was to determine the status of tigers in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, including the Churia hills, using a camera-trap based mark–recapture abundance estimate. Camera traps (n = 310) were placed in an area of 1,261 km2 from 20 January to 22 March 2010. The study area was divided into three blocks and each block was trapped for 19–21 days, with a total effort of 3,582 man-days, 170 elephant-days and 4,793 camera-trap nights. The effectively camera-trapped area was 2,596 km2. Camera stations were located 1.5–2 km apart. Sixty-two tigers (age ⩾ 1.5 years), comprising 15 males, 41 females and six of unidentified sex, were identified from 344 photographs. The heterogeneity model Mh (jackknife) was the best fit for the capture history data. A capture probability ($\hat P$) of 0.05 was obtained, generating a population estimate ($\hat N$) of 125 ± SE 21.8 tigers. The density of tigers in the area, including Churia and Barandabhar (buffer zone forest linked with mid hill forest), was estimated to be 4.5 ± SE 0.35 tigers per 100 km2, using a Bayesian spatially explicit capture–recapture model in SPACECAP. Our study showed the use of Churia by tigers and we therefore conclude that the Chitwan tiger population serves as a source to maintain tiger occupancy of the larger landscape that comprises Chitwan National Park, Parsa Wildlife Reserve, Barandabhar buffer zone, Someswor forest in Nepal and Valmiki Tiger Reserve in India.

scholarly journals Dhole Cuon alpinus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) rediscovered in Bardia National Park, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 14582-14586
Author(s):  
Shailendra Kumar Yadav ◽  
Babu Ram Lamichhane ◽  
Naresh Subedi ◽  
Ramesh Kumar Thapa ◽  
Laxman Poudyal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
Canis Aureus ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Sympatric Carnivores ◽  
Wild Dogs

An increasing intensity of camera traps recorded the presence of poorly known and globally Endangered Asiatic Wild Dogs Cuon alpinus from different locations in recent years in Nepal.  After 18 years since the previous report, we recorded 29 photos and a video of Dholes in four independent detections with an effort of 4,035 trap-nights during camera trap surveys targeted at tigers in the winter of 2016/2017.  Solitary dholes were camera-trapped from four locations within 27.45km2 area in Bardia National Park.  The evidence of a dead Dhole probably killed in retaliation shows the threat to the species.  Dholes co-exist in Bardia with sympatric carnivores like Tiger Panthera tigris, Leopard Panthera pardus, and Jackal Canis aureus. 

scholarly journals Détermination par caméra piège des périodes d’activité de quelques mammifères terrestres au Parc National de Taï

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1673-1688
Author(s):  
N’guessan Serge Pacôme N’goran ◽  
Noémie Cappelle ◽  
Eloi Anderson Bitty ◽  
Emmanuelle Normand ◽  
Yves Aka Kablan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
National Park ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Vector ◽  
Primary Forests

Les périodes d’activité des animaux difficilement observables des forêts primaires sont peu connues. Des caméras pièges ont été utilisées pour établir les périodes d’activité de quelques mammifères au Parc national de Taï. Ces caméras non appâtées ont été installées d’octobre 2016 à août 2017. L’enregistrement de l’heure et la date de chaque observation a permis de déterminer des activités nocturnes, diurnes et cathémérales (actif le jour et la nuit) des espèces à travers le pourcentage des vidéos obtenues. Les heures d’activité pour chaque espèce étaient concentrées autour du vecteur moyen (heure moyenne autour de laquelle sont concentrées les heures d’activité de l’espèce) et réparties de manière non-uniforme pendant la période de 24h. Les mammifères de petite masse corporelle (< 10 kg) avaient des tendances nocturnes alors que ceux de grande masse corporelle (> 10 kg) avaient des tendances nocturnes, diurnes ou cathémérales. Certaines espèces cathémérales ont montré des périodes d’activité à prédominance diurne ou nocturne et doivent faire l’objet d’études supplémentaires enfin de connaître les facteurs influençant leur régime d’activité.Mots clés : caméra piège, taux de capture, mammifères, vecteur moyen.   English Title: Activity periods of some terrestrial mammals by using camera traps in Taï National ParkDetermination of cryptic animal’s activity periods is problematic in primary forests and reminds poorly known. Hence, in the Tai National Park, camera traps were used to establish the periods of activity of some mammals. These non-baited cameras were installed in the research area of the park from October 2016 to August 2017. Recording the time and date of each observation enabled to determine nocturnal, diurnal and cathemeral activities of each species through the percentage of videos obtained. Hours of activity for each species were concentrated around the mean vector and were not uniformly distributed over the 24-hour period. Furthermore, mammals with smaller body mass (<10 kg) had nocturnal tendencies whereas those with larger body mass (> 10 kg) had nocturnal, diurnal or cathemeral tendencies. Certain cathemeral species have predominantly shown day or night periods of activity and must be subject to further studies to find out more about the factors influencing their regimes of activity.Keywords: camera trap, detection rate, mammals, mean vector.  

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