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About this book
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.
- 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
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1 : People and red pandas: the red pandas' role in economy and culture
- Chapter 2 : Evolution of the family Ailuridae: origins and Old-World fossil record
- Chapter 3 : Systematic revision of the Ailurinae (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae): with a new species from North America
- Chapter 4 : Phenotypic and geographic diversity of the lesser panda Parailurus
- Chapter 5 : Red panda anatomy
- Chapter 6 : The taxonomy and phylogeny of Ailurus
- Chapter 7 : Reproductive biology of the red panda
- Chapter 8 : Placentation of the red panda
- Chapter 9 : The early days: maternal behaviour and infant development
- Chapter 10 : A brief history of the red panda in captivity
- Chapter 11 : Red panda husbandry and reproductive management
- Chapter 12 : Red panda nutrition: how to feed a vegetarian carnivore
- Chapter 13 : Captive red panda medicine
- Chapter 14 : Red panda pathology
- Chapter 15 : Management, husbandry and veterinary medicine of red pandas living ex situ in China using the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding as a model
- Chapter 16 : The role of ex situ management in the conservation of red panda
- Chapter 17 : What do studbook data reveal about the effects of climate on neonatal survival and seasonality in births?
- Chapter 18 : Red panda ecology
- Chapter 19 : Bamboo distribution in Nepal and its impact on red pandas
- Chapter 20 : Impacts of climate change on extant Ailurids
- Chapter 21 : Red pandas in the wild in China
- Chapter 22 : Red panda genomics and the evidence for two species
- Chapter 23 : Are there two species of red panda? Are they equally threatened with extinction?
- Chapter 24 : Genetic Monitoring of red pandas from Indian Himalayan Region: implications in conservation and management of free-ranging populations
- Chapter 25 : Status, distribution and conservation of red panda Ailurus Fulgens in Bhutan
- Chapter 26 : The conservation status of red panda in north-east Myanmar
- Chapter 27 : An overview of the threats to red pandas posed by domestic and international trade
- Chapter 28 : Red pandas in Nepal: a community-based approach to landscape-level conservation
- Chapter 29 : Conservation initiatives in China
- Chapter 30 : Records and reports of red pandas (genus Ailurus) from areas with warm climates
- Chapter 31 : Synthesis
- Index
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