The diversity, status and conservation of small carnivores in a montane tropical forest in northern Laos.

摘要: Laos harbours globally significant populations of small carnivores, including mustelids and viverrids conservation concern felids that are relatively rare or unknown from other parts Asia. However, few have received attention as managers still lack basic information on the status distribution even most common species. We conducted country’s first systematic camera-trap monitoring carnivores in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area Laos–Vietnam border, with intensive sampling across 500 km2 543 to 2,288 m altitude for 8,499 days during 2003–2006. Surveys detected 14 species record Owston’s civet Chrotogale owstoni Laos. Preliminary occupancy estimates seven ranged 11% marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata 42% Asian golden temminckii. Activity patterns were primarily nocturnal whereas mustelids, except hog badger Arctonyx collaris, diurnal. Leopard Prionailurus bengalensis was largely nocturnal, diurnal likely day at night. Our results led establishment a contiguous 3,000-km2 protected area core zone regulations protect threatened control harvest managed