An assessment of the terrestrial mammal community in and around Sungai Rawog Conservation Area Sabah Malaysia

M. A. F. Suis, . and E. Alim, . and R. Nilus, . and M. Anson, . and Joseph N., . and Goh C., . and Bernard H., . and J. Miun, . and Kee S. L., . and R. Jaikim, . and A. H. Ahmad, . and Nakabayashi M., . and H. Miun, . and J. Sompud, . and Liau P., . and A. Md. Yakub, . and A. Jamali, . (2019) An assessment of the terrestrial mammal community in and around Sungai Rawog Conservation Area Sabah Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

Sungai Rawog Conservation Area SRCA located within the Segaluid Lokan Forest Reserve is one of the largest wildlife conservation areas set aside in an active production forest reserve in Sabah Malaysian Borneo. However much remains unknown about its animal communities. We conducted a mammal survey in and around the SRCA togather baseline data on animal community structure and to inform conservation management strategies for this area in general. Between July 2018 and February 2019 we used camera traps total camera trapping effort: 855 camera trap-days in addition to day transect surveys night roadside spot light surveys and other incidental sightings which led to the detection of 32 mammal species from 8 orders. These included common and rare species as well as species of high conservation value such as bearded pig Sus barbatus sambar deer Rusa unicolor banteng Bos javanicus Asian elephant Elephas maximus orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus morio Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps and Malayan pangolin Manis javanica. Photographs captured of the flat-headed cat from our study may likely be the first photographs of this species taken from the SRCA hence confirming the presence of this extremely rare wild cat species in Segaliud Lokan FR. Despite the highly disturbed nature of the forests due to past logging activities the surveyed sites in and around the SRCA serve as important habitats and provide a functional protected conservation area for many important animal species. We conclude that the conservation of the SRCA is vital for the continued survival of the animal communities in this region of Sabah and suggest the need for long-term protection research and monitoring programmes of the habitats and animal communities.

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Abstract

Sungai Rawog Conservation Area SRCA located within the Segaluid Lokan Forest Reserve is one of the largest wildlife conservation areas set aside in an active production forest reserve in Sabah Malaysian Borneo. However much remains unknown about its animal communities. We conducted a mammal survey in and around the SRCA togather baseline data on animal community structure and to inform conservation management strategies for this area in general. Between July 2018 and February 2019 we used camera traps total camera trapping effort: 855 camera trap-days in addition to day transect surveys night roadside spot light surveys and other incidental sightings which led to the detection of 32 mammal species from 8 orders. These included common and rare species as well as species of high conservation value such as bearded pig Sus barbatus sambar deer Rusa unicolor banteng Bos javanicus Asian elephant Elephas maximus orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus morio Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps and Malayan pangolin Manis javanica. Photographs captured of the flat-headed cat from our study may likely be the first photographs of this species taken from the SRCA hence confirming the presence of this extremely rare wild cat species in Segaliud Lokan FR. Despite the highly disturbed nature of the forests due to past logging activities the surveyed sites in and around the SRCA serve as important habitats and provide a functional protected conservation area for many important animal species. We conclude that the conservation of the SRCA is vital for the continued survival of the animal communities in this region of Sabah and suggest the need for long-term protection research and monitoring programmes of the habitats and animal communities.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
AGROVOC Term:	Mammals
AGROVOC Term:	Ecosystems
AGROVOC Term:	Surveys
AGROVOC Term:	Trapping
AGROVOC Term:	Forest reserves
AGROVOC Term:	Tropical rain forests
AGROVOC Term:	Habitats
AGROVOC Term:	Species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	Taxonomy
AGROVOC Term:	Carnivora
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:16
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13765

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