scholarly journals Non-volant mammal inventory of western Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland Ecoregion: a biogeographic crossroad worth preserving

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-301
Author(s):  
Claudio Augugliaro ◽  
Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller ◽  
Ibra E. Monti ◽  
Linnea Worsøe Havmøller ◽  
Choikhand Janchivlamdan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Sand Dune ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Trapping Field ◽  
Live Trapping ◽  
Near Threatened

The extensive Mongolian grasslands hosts a high variety of micro-habitats which wildlife uses as corridors that enable species to expand their range. Between May 2017 and March 2018, we conducted an intensive survey in the Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland Ecoregion using camera trapping, field transects, live trapping and opportunistic observations, in mountain outcrops, grass steppe and sand dune habitats across seasons. Our aim was to compile the first satisfactory inventory of mammals based on scientific methods for a diverse landscape in the Mongolian provinces of Tov and Dundgovi. Furthermore, our research seeks to fill in knowledge gaps on species distribution and range expansions in the endangered west Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland ecoregion and identify biodiversity hotspot areas encompassed in this biogeographic crossroad. We recorded 31 species of non-volant mammals, including a globally Endangered species and two Near Threatened species, according to the IUCN Red List, and three species listed in Appendix II of CITES.

Two new and endangered species of Syngonanthus (Eriocaulaceae) from Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 212 (4) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAURICIO TAKASHI COUTINHO WATANABE ◽  
Lívia Echternacht ◽  
Nancy Hensold ◽  
Paulo Takeo Sano
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Threatened Status

We describe and illustrate two new species of Syngonanthus from Chapada dos Veadeiros (Central highlands of Brazil), an area known for its high number of endemic and threatened species, such as those described here. These species have a restricted distribution and inhabit critical areas. Syngonanthus incurvifolius has not been collected since 1994 and is critically endangered; Syngonanthus vittatus is known only from a small somewhat disturbed area, on private property, and is endangered. Evaluation of threatened status was provided by CNCFlora, the IUCN Red List Authority in Brazil.

scholarly journals KEANEKARAGAMAN SPESIES DAN STATUS KONSERVASI IKAN PARI (ELAMOBRANCHII) DI PERAIRAN TARAKAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Muhammad Gandri Haryono
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Near Threatened

ABSTRAKPulau Tarakan adalah salah satu tempat pendaratan ikan hasil tangkapan nelayan di Laut Sulawesi dan salah satu lokasi kegiatan penelitian sumber daya ikan di WPP-NRI 716 tahun 2019. Salah satu hasil tangkapan nelayan yang didaratkan di pulau tarakan adalah ikan pari. Berdasarkan data hasil tangkapan ikan pari, pada tahun 2019 sebanyak 3,6 % dari 50% hasil tangkapan ikan di Perairan Tarakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keanekaragaman spesies dan status konservasi ikan pari yang didaratkan di pulau Tarakan. Pengamatan dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode survey, dengan jenis data terdiri dari data primer dan data sekunder yang diperoleh melalui wawancara, pengamatan langsung dilapangan dan studi pustaka. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa ikan pari bahwa ikan pari yang didapatkan sebanyak xxx individu yang tergolong dari 237 individu yang tergolong kedalam 2 Famili 3 Genus dan 4 Spesies. Keanekaragaman jenis ikan pari pada daerah penelitian tergolong rendah dengan nilai indeks Shannon-Wiener sebesar  H = 0.652632291. Status konservasi ikan pari yang telah diamati selama penelitian memiliki status konservasi berdasarkan kategori IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  (IUCN 2015), yaitu terdapat 2 spesies termasuk dalam kategori rentan atau  vulnerable  (VU), 1 spesies kedalam kategori kekurangan data atau  data deficient (DD) dan 1 spesies kedalam katagori near threatened  (NT).Kata kunci: Ikan Pari, Keanekaragaman, Status Konservasi,  Perairan Tarakan

scholarly journals Diversity and endemism of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 12235 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Sreekumar ◽  
S. Nikhil ◽  
K. G. Ajay ◽  
P. O. Nameer
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Montane Forests ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
Near Threatened

 In a study on the diversity and abundance of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, southern India, 85 species of butterflies belonging to six families were recorded.  This include eight species of butterflies that are endemic to the Western Ghats and one Near-Threatened species according to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  The family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies, was the major group of butterflies seen in the montane forests of Eravikulam National Park.  

scholarly journals The final straw? An overview of Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus trade in Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL BERGIN ◽  
SERENE C. L. CHNG ◽  
JAMES A. EATON ◽  
CHRIS R. SHEPHERD
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
Protected Species ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Wild Fauna ◽  
In The Wild

SummaryCurrently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus is being driven towards extinction throughout most of its range by unregulated illegal trade supplying the demand for songbirds. We conducted surveys of bird markets in North and West Kalimantan, and Central, West and East Java between July 2014 and June 2015, and observed a total of 71 Straw-headed Bulbuls in 11 markets in eight cities. Comparing our data with the literature, we found that as numbers in markets are decreasing, prices are increasing to over 20 times the prices recorded in 1987, indicating that numbers in the wild are diminishing. This is corroborated by widespread extirpations throughout their range and reports from traders that Straw-headed Bulbuls are increasingly difficult to locate, while demand from consumers remains high. Concerted efforts from a variety of stakeholders are urgently needed to prevent the extinction of this species in the wild. We recommend that the Straw-headed Bulbul be included in Indonesia’s list of protected species, considered for uplisting to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). We also urge the Indonesian Government to effectively enforce existing laws, targeting the open bird markets to shut down the trade in this and other threatened species.

scholarly journals Conservation Status of Marine Biodiversity in Oceania: An Analysis of Marine Species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth A. Polidoro ◽  
Cristiane T. Elfes ◽  
Jonnell C. Sanciangco ◽  
Helen Pippard ◽  
Kent E. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Conservation Action

Given the economic and cultural dependence on the marine environment in Oceania and a rapidly expanding human population, many marine species populations are in decline and may be vulnerable to extinction from a number of local and regional threats. IUCN Red List assessments, a widely used system for quantifying threats to species and assessing species extinction risk, have been completed for 1190 marine species in Oceania to date, including all known species of corals, mangroves, seagrasses, sea snakes, marine mammals, sea birds, sea turtles, sharks, and rays present in Oceania, plus all species in five important perciform fish groups. Many of the species in these groups are threatened by the modification or destruction of coastal habitats, overfishing from direct or indirect exploitation, pollution, and other ecological or environmental changes associated with climate change. Spatial analyses of threatened species highlight priority areas for both site- and species-specific conservation action. Although increased knowledge and use of newly available IUCN Red List assessments for marine species can greatly improve conservation priorities for marine species in Oceania, many important fish groups are still in urgent need of assessment.

scholarly journals Co-extinct and critically co-endangered species of parasitic lice, and conservation-induced extinction: should lice be reintroduced to their hosts?

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lajos Rózsa ◽  
Zoltán Vas
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Host Specificity ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
Global Extinction

AbstractThe co-extinction of parasitic taxa and their host species is considered a common phenomenon in the current global extinction crisis. However, information about the conservation status of parasitic taxa is scarce. We present a global list of co-extinct and critically co-endangered parasitic lice (Phthiraptera), based on published data on their host-specificity and their hosts’ conservation status according to the IUCN Red List. We list six co-extinct and 40 (possibly 41) critically co-endangered species. Additionally, we recognize 2–4 species that went extinct as a result of conservation efforts to save their hosts. Conservationists should consider preserving host-specific lice as part of their efforts to save species.

scholarly journals Miconia rheophytica (Melastomataceae: Miconieae), a new and endangered species from the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 371 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
JUAN MAURICIO POSADA-HERRERA ◽  
FRANK ALMEDA
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Leaf Surfaces ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
Bright Blue ◽  
Lanceolate Leaf

Miconia rheophytica is described, illustrated, and compared with presumed relatives in the Octopleura clade. It is distinguished by its narrowly elliptic to ovate-lanceolate leaf blades with entire to subentire margins that have evenly spaced spreading smooth eglandular trichomes 0.8−1.4 mm long, an indumentum of dendritic trichomes with short axes and terete radiating arms on distal internodes, adaxial petiole surfaces, and primary and secondary veins on abaxial leaf surfaces, unribbed hypanthia that are constricted and tapered distally below the torus and covered with a mixture of basally roughened trichomes and dendritic trichomes with short axes, anthers with two ± truncate apical pores, eglandular anther appendages, 3-locular ovary, and berries that are bright blue at maturity. It is known only from flash-flooded riverbanks in three river canyons in the Magdalena Medio region of Antioquia, Colombia. A conservation assessment of “Endangered” is recommended for this species based on IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

scholarly journals Avifaunal records from Chalis Ek, North Andaman Island: insights into distribution of some Andaman Island birds

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2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Koparde ◽  
Manchi Shirish S.
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbance ◽  
New Records ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Andaman Island ◽  
Spatiotemporal Scale ◽  
Near Threatened

Species records are important for assessing the distribution and status of species over a spatiotemporal scale. Andaman archipelago, off Southeast Asia, is a high avian endemism area, covering an area of >5000 km2. We conducted this survey in 2011 to make an inventory of avifauna of Chalis Ek area. A total of 73 species, belonging to 61 genera and 34 families were recorded, of which 60 were resident, 11 were winter migrants, one vagrant, and a single species introduced from mainland India. Three species were found to be new records, expanding distribution. Thirteen were endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands and eleven were listed as near threatened in the IUCN Red List. This study shows that sites such as Chalis Ek, even though subject to moderate anthropogenic disturbance, still hosts a large and distinctive avifauna and should be protected.

scholarly journals Reintroduction of illegally extracted Melocactus violaceus (Cactaceae) in Brazil

Oryx ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Haissa de Abreu Caitano ◽  
Valquíria Ferreira Dutra ◽  
Rodrigo Theófilo Valadares ◽  
Luana Silva Braucks Calazans
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Espirito Santo

Abstract Cactaceae is one of the most threatened plant families, in part as a result of the illegal extraction of plants for ornamental use. However, reports of the seizure and reintroduction of cacti are scarce and do not include species of Melocactus, the genus of Cactaceae in Brazil that has the highest number of threatened species. The coroa-de-frade Melocactus violaceus is endemic to Brazil and categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. We report the seizure of 37 individuals of coroa-de-frade extracted illegally from their natural habitat, the results of their reintroduction to Paulo César Vinha State Park, in Espírito Santo state, Brazil, and provide information for environmental monitoring agencies regarding how to proceed in seizure cases, with the goal of minimizing the impacts of this illegal practice on the species. After seizure, 25 individuals were cultivated in a greenhouse and 12 were reintroduced in restinga, the natural area of occurrence of the species. After 6 months, survival was 76% for those individuals cultivated in the greenhouse and 84% for those planted in restinga, showing that rapid reintroduction of species with ornamental appeal, preferentially in their natural habitat, can reduce the impacts of illegal extraction. This reintroduction protocol can be used by managers of conservation units, contributing to the maintenance of threatened cactus species in their natural habitat.

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