Transcription

1

2

3

4

5

6 Director of the Capture Operations. As discussed before, available evidence indicates that Tony Parkinson may be the most qualified candidate as the Captive Operation Director. Negotiations are in progress to engage Mr. Parkinson in this capacity. Hopefully, he will be available for a preliminary reconnaissance of capture feasibility later in Concerning the Project Director, several candidates have emerged. One is Dr. Nico Van Strien who has 7 years experience with Sumatran rhino in ndonesia. He has indicated interest in possible involvement. Another prospect is Dr. John Payne who has been very active in the Sumatran Rhino program in Sabah and hence enjoys much orientation to the situation there. A number of other possibilities have been discussed by AAZPA representatives and Malaysian officials if none of the identified candidates are available. t will be observed that the identified candidates for the directorial positions are currently all expatriates, based upon their technical experience and expertise. Another objective of the project will be to prepare Malaysian and ndonesian nationals to assume these positions by the later years of the project. ndeed, the first year or two of the project proposed for Sabah could hopefully be as training ground for staff from West Malaysia and ndonesia, where later phases of the project would occur. 14. The AAZPA through its Sumatran Rhino Propagation Group and with the endorsement of the Malaysian and ndonesian Wildlife Departments, will generate the funds necessary for the capture and transport of animals to the captive facilities and will assume all costs of the propagation in North America. Further, the AAZPA would assist technically, and perhaps financially, with the development budget of the propagation project that would occur in Malaysia. A preliminary estimate of costs has been formulated: Salaries, Allowances, Fees, Benefits, etc. Project Director Capture Operation Director Rhino Survey Leader 3 Additional Survey Team Leaders 12 Survey Team Members 8 Capture Team Laborers Assistant/Secretary to Director Mechanic Consultant's Fees nternal Airfares Medical nsurance, Other Benefits $ 1 year 3 years 30,000 90,000 30,000 90,000 25,000 75,000 10,000 30,000 25,000 75,000 16,500 49,500 10,000 30,000 8,000 5,000 24,000 15,000 5,000 20,000 15,000 60, , ,500 AAZPA 1983 ANNUAL PROCEEDNGS -54-

7

8 D. promotion of tourist potential for wildlife; E. participation in field research on the rhino. 16. Although captive propagation is considered preferable at this time, it is arguable that a will managed translocation research project utilizing telemetry might be an appropriate adjunct to this program. Particularly if more than enough animals can be captured to satisfy the requirements to establish captive populations, this project might provide an excellent opportunity to scientifically evaluate the potential and problems of translocation. The AAZPA would certainly be amenable to consideration of such research. ndeed, the Animal Conservation and Research Center of New York Zoological Society is quite interested in possible support of field research by S.E. Asian scientists that would coordinate with the captive propagation project. 17. t is proposed the project commence 1 January REFERENCES Andau, P.M. and Payne, J The Plight of the Sumatran Rhinoceros in Sabah. Unpublished Manuscript. Anderson, S Sumatran rhinoceros at Copenhagen Zoo. nternational Zoo Yearbook. 33: AsiaWeek Extinction is forever. July Article in AsiaWeek of Borner, M Borner, M Sumatran Rhinoceros: Establishment of a captive breeding unit: Proposal. Unpublished manuscript. A field study of the Sumatran rhinoceros. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Basel, Switzerland. Caldecott, J. and Kavanagh, M Can translocation help wild primates: Oryx. XV: Flynn, R.W and Abdullah, M.T. Distribution and Status of the Sumatran Rhinoceros in Peninsular Malaysia. Submitted to Biological Conservation. Franklin,.R Evolutionary change in small populations. n Conservation Biology, edited by M. Soule and B. Wilcox. Sinauer Associates; Sunderland, MA. AAZPA 1983 ANNUAL PROCEEDNGS -56-

9 Groves, C.P On the rhinoceros of Southeast Asia. Saugetierk Mitt Groves, C.P. and Kurt, F Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. Mammalian Species. American Society of Mamma1ogists. McNee1y, J. and Cronin, F.W Rhinos in Thailand. Oryx. 11: McNee1y, J. and Laurie, A Rhinos in Thailand. Oryx. 13: Schenke1, R Report on Meeting Specialist Group Shaffer, M.L. of UCN SSC Asian Rhino Kua1a Lumpur. June-July Minimum population sizes for species conservation. Bioscience. 31: Skafte, H A contribution to the preservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros. Acta Tropica. 18: Skafte, H Rhino Country. U.K. Robert Hale, Ltd.; London, Sou1e, M.E Thresholds for survival, maintaining fitness and evolutionary potential. n Conservation Biology, edited by M. Sou1e and B. Wi1cox. Sinauer Associates; Sunderland, MA. Sou1e, M. and Wi1cox, B Conservation Biology. Sinauer Associates; Sunderland, MA. Van Strien, N.J. and Widodo S. The present status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in Sumatra. Report presented to the UCN SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group. Kua1a Lumpur. June-July Van Strien, N.J The Sumatran or Two-Horned Rhinoceros - A Study of Literature. Medede1inger Landbouwhogeschoo1 Wageningen. (Neder1and) World Wildlife Fund World Wildlife Fund Yearbook WWF; Gland, Switzerland. AAZPA 1983 ANNUAL PROCEEDNGS -57-

10 > TABLE 1 N "'Cl >..- \0 00 \..) > z c:::: RHNOS N THE WLD > ESTMATED POPULATON t'" "'Cl ~ 0 SPECES NUMBERS DSTRBUTON TRENDS (") t>: t>: 0 BLACK 10JOOO-20JOOO Many Populatlons n Declining Precipitously H z Subsaharan Africa C) Ul U1 00 AFRCAN WHTE: NORTHERN 20+ Two Main Populatlons Decreasing Rapidly SOUTHERN 2J600-2J800 Several Populatlons; ncreasing More Being Established NDAN '" 2JOOO Several Populations in ncreasing or Stable ndia and Nepal Temporarily ASAN JAVAN < One Population ncreasing SUMATRAN Small and Fragmented Decreasing Populatlons Over a Wide Range in StEt ASia

11 > N 't > TAB LE SURVEY OF SURVVNG ASAN TWO-HORNED RHNOS Ol VJ > EST ATE HABTAT AVALABLTY POTENTAL Z AREA OR OF PRESENTLY POTENTAlly CAAAYlNG z COUNTRY LOCATON RHNOS (!(n' ) (K' ) HABTAT STATUS REFERENCE CAPACTY c::: > t"" S.bth 51 hbuk.n Reserve Perh.ps protectable. And.lu & Payne KretaM/Oent Peni nsu 1 a None Being converted to agriculture. Andau & Payne 1982 None 't!;:l Other Areas Perhaps protectab 1 e. And.lu & Payne 1982 lone 0 C"') TOTAL 2H-18 t>l t>l west Malaysia End.lu Rooopln km' Reserve ; Park proposed. Flynn' Abdullah (Peninsular H TaNn Negar National Park, but under pressure. Flynn & Abdul hh Malaya) Z Sungal Dusun (}+ State Wil dl i fe Reserve Flynn & Abdullah 1982 G) 20 tl Gunung Be llllllt Wil dl i fe Reserve proposed. Flynn & Abdull.h llersi ng Co.st 2 N.A. Prob. None Being deforested. Khan (pers. co.. ) 0 Ulu Lepar Unprotected and being deforested. Flynn' Abdull.h Sunga Oepak 3-5 N.A. Prob. None Being deforested. Flynn & Abdu 11.h Kuala Balah 3-4 N.A. Prob. None Be i ng deforested. Flynn & Abdullah Buk it Gebok 1-2 N.A. Mone Being deforested. Flynn & Abdullah Krau Reserve a Unstable. Flynn & Abdul1ah Ulu SelaN 3-5 N.A. N.A. Unprotected. Flynn' Abdul hh 19B2 Ulu Belllll 3-5 N. A. M.A. Unsecure area. Flynn' Abdullah 19&2 U1 Thdl Border 0-1 N.A. N.A. Unsecur Flynn & Abdull.h 198~ 1.0 TOTAL S... tr. Gunung Levser-- 50-lOO 1400 Booo Natlon.1 P,rk but disturbance. Van StrlenlWldodo Kerlnc1/Seb let Protection... ager _ Borner Torgallba 1-5 Being deforested. Borner SUllltera Selatan Deforestation occurring. Borner Silk River Region None None Being heavily developed. Borner TOTAL 6B-23O Ktllunt.n Ba_d. 0 N.A. N.A. Being deforested. AF Yearbook Tha iland Phu Khlo Reserve MeNeely Cronln 1972 T.ntss.rl. Range 6-15 N.A. N.A. Unstable. MeNeely Laurl Khlo Sol 0.0 Res.rv. Asa Wetk Bu... Schwe U o.ung Reserve 4 N.A. N.A. 110 lnfol'1l1ltlon. Borner 1979 ESfth.re M.A. N.A. No nfo... tlon. None recent and reliabl? ndochlna N.A. N.A. Very unstable. None recent and reliable. 0 TOTAl None totally secure Predi cated on Oxl_ density of rhlno/20 km' suggested by studies of Flynn and Van Strlen _. Populatlons probably preservable n wild if interactively Mnaged and adequately protected. (pers. ca.. )

12 > N "0 > TABLE 3 SUMMARY OF ASAN TWO-HORNED RHNO POPULATONS Q\ o TOTAL ESTMATED TOTAL WTHN PROBABLY AREA POPULATON PRESERVABLE POPULATONS Sabah West Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) Sumatra Kal imantan 0 0 (ndonesian Borneo) Thailand 6-15? Burma 4+? ndochina?? TOTAL *Probably more, but better survey needed. TOTAL OUTSDE PROBABLY PRESERVABLE POPULATONS * 0??? 45-86

13

14 :> :> N "':l :>.-..0 ex> w :> z c:: :> ~ "':l ~ 0 (") t!l t!l 0... z G) (J) 9 WEST MALAYSA ' J \..." Endau Rompln 5 Temen Negere 8 Sungal Du.un 7 Gunung Belmut 8 Mer.lng Coe.t 9 Ulu Lepar FGURE 2 SABAH \ N Sunga 0..- Kuala Balah Buklt Gebok Kreu Re.erve Ulu' Selame Ulu Belum Thai Border 7 1 Slabukan Reaerve 2 Kretam/Dent Penlnaula 3 Other Areaa