Red Panda
Biology and Conservation of the First Panda
- 2nd Edition - October 27, 2021
- Latest edition
- Editor: Angela R. Glatston
- Language: English
Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda, Second Edition, provides the most up-to-date research, data, and conservation solutions for the red pandas, Ailurus s… Read more
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Description
Description
Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda, Second Edition, provides the most up-to-date research, data, and conservation solutions for the red pandas, Ailurus species. Since the publication of the previous edition in 2010, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) updated the threat level of red pandas, and they are now considered to be endangered. This latest edition is updated to provide an in-depth look at the scientific and conservation-based issues urgently facing the red panda today.
Led by one of the world’s leading authorities and advocates for red panda conservation, this new edition includes data from the Population and Habitat Viability (PHVA) workshops conducted in three of the species’ range states, Nepal, China, and India; these workshops utilized firsthand information on the decrease of red panda populations due to factors including deforestation, illegal pet trade, human population growth, and climate change. This book also includes updated information from the first edition on reproduction, anatomy, veterinary care, zoo management, and fossil history.
Key features
Key features
- Discusses the evidence for two species of red panda and how this might impact conservation efforts
- Reports on status in the wild, looks at conservation issues and considers the future of this unique species
- Written by long-standing red panda experts as well as those specializing in fields involving cutting-edge red panda research
- Includes new chapters on topic including the impact of climate change, how bamboo influences distribution, and conservation in Bhutan and Myanmar
Readership
Readership
Specialists in panda conservation to conservation biologists, ecologists, and wildlife managers. Global conservation and zoo communities
Table of contents
Table of contents
Introduction - Angela Glatston
1. People and Red Pandas: The Red Panda's Role in Economy and Culture - Angela Glatston
2. The Evolution of the Family Ailuridae: Origins and Old-World Fossil Record - Manuel J. Salesa, Stéphane Peigné, Mauricio Antón and Jorge Morales
3. Systematic Revision of the Ailurinae (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae) With a New Species From North America - Steven C. Wallace and Lauren Michelle Lyon
4. Phenotypic and Geographic Diversity of the Lesser Panda Parailurus - Martin Kundrát
5. Red Panda Anatomy - Rebecca E. Fisher
6. The Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Ailurus - Colin Groves
7. Reproductive Biology of the Red Panda - Erin Curry
8. Placentation of the Red Panda - Kurt Benirschke
9. Early Days: Maternal Behavior and Infant Development - Axel Gebauer
10. A Brief History in Captivity - Marvin L. Jones
11. Red Panda Husbandry for Reproductive Management - Angela Glatston, Katherine Whitehouse-Tedd, Mark Farnworth and Sarah Spooner
12. Red Panda Nutrition: How to Feed a Vegetarian Carnivore - Joeke Nijboer and Ellen S. Dierenfeld
13. Captive Red Panda Medicine - Edward Ramsay and Guillaume Douay
14. Red Panda Pathology - Brian Preece
15. Management, Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Red Pandas Living Ex-Situ in China, Using the Chengdu Panda Base as a Model - James Edward Ayala, Liang Zhang, Songrui Liu, Kuixing Yang, Yi Xie and Kongju Wu
16. The Role of Ex-Situ Management in the Conservation of Red Pandas - Kristin Leus and Janno Weerman
17. What Can Studbook Data Reveal About Effects of Climate on Neonatal Survival and Seasonality in Births - Frank Princée
18. Red Panda Ecology - Fuwen Wei, Yibo Hu, Zejun Zhang and Arjun Thapa
19. Bamboo Distribution in Nepal and Its Impact on Red Pandas - Damber Bista, Bishal Bhattrai, Saroj Shrestha, Sonam Tashi Lama, Man Kumar Dhamala, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Shant Raj Jnawali, Manoj Bhatta, Ang Phuri Sherpa and Annapurna Nanda Das
20. The Impact of Climate Change on Extant Ailurids - Lauren Michelle Lyon, T. Andrew Joyner and Steven C. Wallace
21. Red Pandas in the Wild in China - Fuwen Wei, Yibo Hu, Arjun Thapa and Zejun Zhang
22. Red Panda Genomics and the Evidence for Two Species - Fuwen Wei, Yibo Hu, Arjun Thapa and Zejun Zhang
23. The Conservation Status of the Red Panda and the Implication of the New Evidence of Two Species - Angela Glatston, L.E.M. de Boer and Frank Princée
24. Monitoring Red Pandas from Indian Himalayan Region: Implications in Conservation and Management of Free Ranging Populations - Supriyo Dalui, Lalit Kumar Sharma and Mukesh Thakur
25. The Status, Distribution and Conservation of Red Panda Ailurus fulgens in Bhutan - Letro Letro, Tandin Tandin, Sonam Wangdi, Thinley Wangdi, Pema Dendup and Joanne Millar
26. The Conservation Status of the Red Panda in North-East Myanmar - Aung Ko Lin, L. Zwang Lum, Ngwe Lwin, Saw Soe Aung, Win Naing Oo and Mark Grindley
27. Red Pandas: An Updated Analysis of Threats Caused by Trade - Roland Melisch, Ling Xu, Saket Badola, James Compton and Stefan Ziegler
28. Red Pandas in Nepal: A Community-Based Approach to Landscape-Level Conservation - Ang Phuri Sherpa, Sonam Tashi Lama, Saroj Shrestha, Brian Hamilton Williams and Damber Bista
29. Conservation Initiatives in China - Fuwen Wei, Yibo Hu, Arjun Thapa, Zejun Zhang and John Lau
30. Records and Reports of Red Pandas, Ailurus fulgens, from Areas with Warm Climates - J.W. Duckworth, Kashmira Kakati and A.U. Choudhury
31. Synthesis - Angela Glatston
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: October 27, 2021
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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