Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan
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Resumo: | Abstract Pheasants are declining everywhere in the world and therefore updated information about their population and habitats are important for conservation and management. The present study was conducted in the Palas Valley, District Kohistan, Pakistan in late spring (May and June) 2020 and early spring (March and April) 2021 to assess the population and anthropogenic stress. The major focus was on three sympatric pheasant species, including Western Horned Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus), Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), and Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha). We used the “Call Count Method” for the population assessment in the field, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to document the risk assessment of local residents of the valley. The population assessments revealed that the Koklass Pheasant is more adapted to increasing anthropogenic activities and its population appeared more or less similar as 22 years ago. In the past 22 years, Western Tragopan and Himalayan Monal have lost about 40–50% of their populations. Human interference in the form of illegal hunting, deforestation, and overgrazing was found to be common in the valley. The study concludes that the Palas Valley habitat is ideal for pheasant species; however, human interference in the form of urbanization, habitat fragmentation, illegal hunting, and deforestation is occurring at a rapid pace, causing havoc in the pheasant population. |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, PakistanpopulationthreatspheasantPalas valleycall counthuman pressureAbstract Pheasants are declining everywhere in the world and therefore updated information about their population and habitats are important for conservation and management. The present study was conducted in the Palas Valley, District Kohistan, Pakistan in late spring (May and June) 2020 and early spring (March and April) 2021 to assess the population and anthropogenic stress. The major focus was on three sympatric pheasant species, including Western Horned Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus), Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), and Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha). We used the “Call Count Method” for the population assessment in the field, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to document the risk assessment of local residents of the valley. The population assessments revealed that the Koklass Pheasant is more adapted to increasing anthropogenic activities and its population appeared more or less similar as 22 years ago. In the past 22 years, Western Tragopan and Himalayan Monal have lost about 40–50% of their populations. Human interference in the form of illegal hunting, deforestation, and overgrazing was found to be common in the valley. The study concludes that the Palas Valley habitat is ideal for pheasant species; however, human interference in the form of urbanization, habitat fragmentation, illegal hunting, and deforestation is occurring at a rapid pace, causing havoc in the pheasant population.Instituto Internacional de Ecologia2024-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842024000100282Brazilian Journal of Biology v.84 2024reponame:Brazilian Journal of Biologyinstname:Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)instacron:IIE10.1590/1519-6984.259582info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessJameel,M. A.Khan,M. F.Awan,M. N.Nadeem,M. S.Aslam,S.Mehmood,S.Ahmad,D.Wali,R.Rehman,Q.Khan,M. A.Mahmood,T.eng2022-04-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1519-69842024000100282Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjb@bjb.com.br||bjb@bjb.com.br1678-43751519-6984opendoar:2022-04-20T00:00Brazilian Journal of Biology - Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)false |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan Jameel,M. A. population threats pheasant Palas valley call count human pressure |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan |
title_full_unstemmed |
Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan |
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Population and risk assessment of sympatric pheasant species in Palas Valley, Pakistan |
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Jameel,M. A. |
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Jameel,M. A. Khan,M. F. Awan,M. N. Nadeem,M. S. Aslam,S. Mehmood,S. Ahmad,D. Wali,R. Rehman,Q. Khan,M. A. Mahmood,T. |
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Khan,M. F. Awan,M. N. Nadeem,M. S. Aslam,S. Mehmood,S. Ahmad,D. Wali,R. Rehman,Q. Khan,M. A. Mahmood,T. |
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Jameel,M. A. Khan,M. F. Awan,M. N. Nadeem,M. S. Aslam,S. Mehmood,S. Ahmad,D. Wali,R. Rehman,Q. Khan,M. A. Mahmood,T. |
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population threats pheasant Palas valley call count human pressure |
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population threats pheasant Palas valley call count human pressure |
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Abstract Pheasants are declining everywhere in the world and therefore updated information about their population and habitats are important for conservation and management. The present study was conducted in the Palas Valley, District Kohistan, Pakistan in late spring (May and June) 2020 and early spring (March and April) 2021 to assess the population and anthropogenic stress. The major focus was on three sympatric pheasant species, including Western Horned Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus), Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), and Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha). We used the “Call Count Method” for the population assessment in the field, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to document the risk assessment of local residents of the valley. The population assessments revealed that the Koklass Pheasant is more adapted to increasing anthropogenic activities and its population appeared more or less similar as 22 years ago. In the past 22 years, Western Tragopan and Himalayan Monal have lost about 40–50% of their populations. Human interference in the form of illegal hunting, deforestation, and overgrazing was found to be common in the valley. The study concludes that the Palas Valley habitat is ideal for pheasant species; however, human interference in the form of urbanization, habitat fragmentation, illegal hunting, and deforestation is occurring at a rapid pace, causing havoc in the pheasant population. |
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