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| Belant, J.L.; Wilting, A. | |
| Methods for detecting and surveying tropical carnivores | |
| 2013 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (28) | |
Since 1996, global deteriorations in conservation status of 171 mammal species have been documented (Hoffmann et al., 2011). This rate of decline is even greater for terrestrial carnivore species, with almost 10% experiencing conservation status deteriorations during this same period (J. L. Belant, unpublished data). Of all terrestrial biogeographical regions, the greatest rate of extinction risk for mammals, including carnivores, occurs in Southeast Asia (Hoffmann et al., 2011). The tropical island of Borneo is the third largest island of the world and located in the centre of Southeast Asia. Borneo is divided among Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Malaysia (East Malaysia). Borneo harbors altogether 25 species of carnivores, including more endemic carnivores than any other island except Madagascar. Current threats to carnivores on Borneo include mainly the loss of suitable habitat and direct persecution by illegal hunting and trapping (Shepherd et al., 2011). Presently, about half of the carnivore species whose geographic ranges include Borneo have been classified by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as Threatened. Between the IUCN Red List assessments of 2002 and 2008, two of these carnivore species deteriorated in conservation status to Threatened and three were elevated to a higher category of threat (Shepherd et al., 2011). |
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