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| Duckworth, J.W. | |
| Small carnivores in Laos: A status review with notes on ecology, behaviour and conservation | |
| 1997 Small carnivore conservation (16): 1-21 | |
Among the few historical accounts of the mammals of Laos the most extensive are those of Osgood (1932) and Deuve (1972). Small carnivores remain one of the least-known groups of higher vertebrates in the country. However, Laos Iies in the second most important core area identified for threatened mustelids and viverrids in the world, with five species classified as being of Conservation Concern probably occurring there:, Back-striped Weasel. Spotted Linsang, Owston's Palm Civet, Lowe's Otter Civet and Large-spotted Civet (Schreiber et al., 1989). Schreiber et al. (1989) considered the first four so little known that they were priorities for status surveys throughout their world range, but little new distributional information has been published on any of them since. Political upheavals and restrictions on visitors in the 1970's and 1980's prevented mammal observations in Laos and therefore Schreiber el al. (1989) considered that a national survey of threatened small carnivores was of the highest national priority. |
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