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Free-roaming dogs limit habitat use of giant pandas in nature reserves
Scientific reports, v 10(1), pp 10247-10247
24 Jun 2020
PMID: 32581315
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Abstract
Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) were historically hunted using dogs and are currently threatened by free-roaming dogs and their associated diseases. To better understand the spatial magnitude of this threat, we used a GIS approach to investigate edge effects of dogs on giant panda habitat. We first examined two nature reserves with contrasting free-roaming dog populations: Liziping, with many dogs (similar to 0.44/km(2)), and Daxiangling, with few dogs (similar to 0.14/km(2)). Spatial analysis indicated that giant pandas at Liziping (but not Daxiangling) showed a shift in habitat use away from populated areas consistent with a risk response to the foray distance of free-roaming dogs (10.9 km path-distance). Most giant panda locations (86%) from the 2014 census in Liziping were clustered around remote "dog-free zones." Expanding this analysis across the entire giant panda range revealed that 40% of panda habitat is within the foray distance of dogs. Our assessment will inform dog control programs including monitoring, education, veterinary care, and other measures. We recommend that reserves designated for the release of translocated pandas receive priority consideration for dog control efforts. Only by understanding and managing complex interactions between humans, domestic animals, and wild animals can we sustain natural systems in a world increasingly dominated by humans.
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- Title
- Free-roaming dogs limit habitat use of giant pandas in nature reserves
- Creators
- Ramana Callan - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda BreedingJacob R. Owens - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda BreedingWenlei Bi - Chengdu Res Base Giant Panda Breeding, Sichuan Key Lab Conservat Biol Endangered Wildlif, Chengdu 610081, Sichuan, Peoples R ChinaBenjamin Kilham - Kilham Bear Center, Lyme, NH, 03768, USA.Xia Yan - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda BreedingDunwu Qi - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda BreedingRong Hou - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda BreedingJames R. Spotila - Drexel UniversityZhihe Zhang - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
- Publication Details
- Scientific reports, v 10(1), pp 10247-10247
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- State Forestry Administration, Sichuan Forestry Bureau, Liziping Drexel University Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding Daxiangling National Nature Reserves
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000546711400014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85087069092
- Other Identifier
- 991019168070604721
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