Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report
ANNEX 5
Distribution of selected species of mammal as assessed
from village interviews in 1988-1993.
The maps in this annex are taken directly from Salter (1993b)
and show the distribution in interview survey areas across
Lao PDR during 1988-1993. They serve as a valuable snapshot
for comparison with later information. Also noteworthy
is the fair correlation of interview-derived ranges with those
subsequently found with direct field data for Francois’s and
Douc Langurs, distinctive species which are relatively easily
found and identified in the field and show limited distributions
in Lao PDR. The wide geographical distributions
0 : 5
0 : 20
0 : 16
0 : 9
2 : 16
0 : 2
0 : 8
0 : 11
0 : 11
Reports of Francois’s Langur during village interviews in and
around proposed protected areas, 1988-93. xx: = number of villages
reporting species in vicinity, :yy = total number of villages at
which interviews were conducted.
266
Proposed protected area
Wild cattle survey area
0 : 6
0 : 11
0 : 6
0 : 11
0 : 11
1 : 2
0 : 2
7 : 42
7 : 14
4 : 18
0 : 28
0 : 3
0 : 1
0 : 2
0 : 73
indicated in the maps for gibbons, Dhole, otters, Lesser Oriental
Chevrotain, Sambar, Gaur and Serow/goral have also all
confirmed by field work, although at many individual sites
there has been insufficient work to confirm or refute the
reports. The indications from these maps that both bear species,
Clouded Leopard, Leopard and Banteng are all widespread
remain to be confirmed; although all are difficult species
to gather information on through interviews, they are
also difficult to confirm in the field. The maps almost certainly
show much wider distributions of Eld’s Deer, Hog Deer
and Wild Water Buffalo than are now occupied, reflecting
probably a mix of genuine decreases and over-positive
responses during the interviews.
0 : 5
0 : 20
0 : 16
0 : 9
3 : 16
0 : 2
6 : 8
10 : 11
1 : 11
Proposed protected area
Wild cattle survey area
0 : 6
0 : 11
0 : 6
0 : 11
0 : 11
2 : 2
0 : 2
41 : 42
4 : 14
18 : 18
26 : 28
2 : 3
0 : 1
2 : 2
41 : 73
Reports of Douc Langur during village interviews in and around
proposed protected areas, 1988-93. xx: = number of villages reporting
species in vicinity, :yy = total number of villages at which
interviews were conducted.