New distributional records and conservation implications for the critically endangered greater bamboo lemur Prolemur simus.
Folia Primatol (Basel)
; 82(2): 118-29, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-21952419
To improve our knowledge of the distribution of the critically endangered greater bamboo lemur Prolemur simus, we surveyed 6 sites in eastern Madagascar. We found its characteristic feeding signs at 5 sites and made a direct sighting at one of these. One site represents a northern extension of 45 km of the known extant range of the species. Two sites are located in a forest corridor approximately halfway between the previously known southern and northern populations, therefore suggesting a broadly continuous distribution of the species within its range rather than the previously suspected distribution of two distinct populations separated by a distance of over 200 km. Our results illustrate the benefit of species-focussed surveys in determining the true distribution of endangered species, a realistic measure which is necessary in order to assess their current status and to prioritise long-term conservation interventions.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Espécies em Perigo de Extinção
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Lemuridae
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Folia Primatol (Basel)
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Madagascar