The conservation of tigers and other wildlife in oil palm plantations
The conservation of tigers and other wildlife in oil palm plantations
The conservation of tigers and other wildlife in oil palm plantations
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Figure 3 - L<strong>and</strong> use with<strong>in</strong> the study area. Dark green denotes forest, light green <strong>oil</strong> <strong>palm</strong>.<br />
Purple areas are bare l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the areas allocated to <strong>conservation</strong> are orange.<br />
Materials <strong>and</strong> methods<br />
Foot surveys<br />
Secondary sign transects<br />
Secondary signs (footpr<strong>in</strong>ts, faeces etc.) <strong>of</strong> <strong>wildlife</strong> were recorded whilst walk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
known distances along man-made tracks as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>wildlife</strong> protection patrols.<br />
Footpr<strong>in</strong>ts were identified us<strong>in</strong>g a collection <strong>of</strong> mammal footpr<strong>in</strong>t ID guides <strong>and</strong> all<br />
tracks are measured to allow later check<strong>in</strong>g for false identifications. Records were<br />
classed accord<strong>in</strong>g to confidence, with 1 be<strong>in</strong>g a positive identification <strong>and</strong> 3 be<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
guess. All ‘3’s were excluded for the purpose <strong>of</strong> this report.<br />
Figure 4 - Left: A patrol unit records <strong>wildlife</strong> tracks. Right: A tiger pugmark.<br />
16 Wildlife <strong>conservation</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>oil</strong> <strong>palm</strong> <strong>plantations</strong>
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