广东肇庆地区再现中华穿山甲

Rediscovery of Chinese Pangolin(Manis pentadactyla) in the Zhaoqing Region,Guangdong Province

中华穿山甲是国家Ⅱ级重点保护野生动物。目前中华穿山甲在中国的野生种群资源正在急剧下降,但其现状缺乏详细调查研究。2018年5—9月期间,于广东鼎湖山国家级自然保护区和广东烂柯山省级自然保护区用红外相机拍摄到了中华穿山甲。根据拍摄位置和时间以及个体长度确定为3只成年中华穿山甲个体,均在夜间活动,拍摄时间在23:00—04:00。广东肇庆地区此次记录距上一次调查报道间隔36年。通过所获得的野生个体影像证据,说明中华穿山甲在该地区内可能具有一定的野生种群数量,建议有关管理部门组织开展针对性的专项调查,以掌握该物种的野外种群数量及其分布状况。

Chinese pangolin ( Manis pentadactyla ) is listed as national class-Ⅱ key-protected wildlife.Wild populations of Chinese Pangolin are declining sharply across China and its current status is under investigation.From May to September,2018,Chinese Pangolin ( Manis pentadactyla ) was recorded by camera trapping in the Guangdong Dinghushan National Nature Reserve and Guangdong Lankeshan Provincial Nature Reserve.Three Chinese Pangolin adults were identified based on the location and time of the photograph,and on body length.All photographs were taken at night from 23:00 to 04:00.Chinese Pangolin were rediscovered after 36 years since the last survey was reported in Zhaoqing,Guangdong province.The camera-trap evidence of wild pangolins suggests that the local Chinese Pangolin population may be small.Further study is needed to estimate the population and distribution of this threatened species.