Assessment of IUCN Red Listed Barbary macaque population health and numbers following multiple natural disasters within Morocco

对摩洛哥境内多次自然灾害后世界自然保护联盟红色名录巴巴里猕猴种群健康和数量的评估

• 批准号: NE/Y00647X/1
• 负责人: Patrick Tkaczynski
• 金额: $ 10.42万
• 依托单位: Liverpool John Moores University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FY00647X%2F1
• 关键词: Assessment; IUCN; Red; Listed; Barbary

Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) are one of world's most endangered primates. Their numbers are declining e due to habitat loss, and in 2023, Morocco (the country in which most Barbary macaques are found) experienced a series of natural disasters that has drastically reduced the ecological range of these monkeys. There is an urgent need to fully understand the conservation implications of these disasters. Therefore, we propose to (i) quantify Barbary macaque numbers in key national parks within Morocco, and (ii) determine the health status and viability of these populations. This is information is urgently needed for a report for L'Agence National des Eaux et Forets (ANEF) and related bodies within the Moroccan government to highlight the threats and potential resilience.As of 11th October, Morocco's ANEF reported 395 forest fires since January, destroying 6,420 hectares of forest2. This follows an even more devastating period of forest fires in 2022 during which 22,800 hectare of forest was lost. Climate change saw Morocco record the highest ever summer temperatures (50.4 C) in 2023, which increased the numbers of naturally occurring fires, on top of forest fires that may be attributable to human action. In addition, on 8th September 2023, a massive earthquake struck the Marrakesh-Safi region, which includes the Toubkal National Park, inhabited by one of the more isolated Barbary macaque populations within Morocco. The International Union for Conservation recently upgraded the threat status of Barbary macaques following decades of decline. The chief threat to Barbary macaques is habitat loss and fragmentation, which has led to many Barbary macaque populations across Morocco and Algeria becoming isolated with concerns about genetic diversity and long-term population sustainability. These issues have been exacerbated by recent forest fires and earthquake. The research team (details below) are contributing to Morocco's "National Action Plan for the Conservation of the Barbary Macaque in Morocco", with the government seeing the proposed project is an urgent research priority. We request funding for a 6-month study involving three months of field work and three months of analysis to hire a research assistant, Moroccan field assistants, and to purchase the field and laboratory equipment to deliver two key project objectives.

巴巴里猕猴（Macaca sylvanus）是世界上最濒危的灵长类动物之一。由于栖息地丧失，它们的数量正在下降，2023 年，摩洛哥（巴巴里猕猴最多的国家）经历了一系列自然灾害，导致这些猴子的生态范围急剧缩小。迫切需要充分了解这些灾害的保护影响。因此，我们建议（i）量化摩洛哥境内主要国家公园的巴巴里猕猴数量，以及（ii）确定这些种群的健康状况和生存能力。国家水务局 (ANEF) 和摩洛哥政府内的相关机构迫切需要这些信息来编写报告，以强调威胁和潜在的恢复能力。截至 10 月 11 日，摩洛哥 ANEF 报告自 1 月份以来发生了 395 起森林火灾，毁坏 6,420 公顷森林2。在此之前，2022 年发生了更具破坏性的森林火灾，导致 22,800 公顷森林消失。气候变化导致摩洛哥在 2023 年创下有史以来最高的夏季气温（50.4 摄氏度），除了可能由人类活动引起的森林火灾之外，自然发生的火灾数量也有所增加。此外，2023 年 9 月 8 日，马拉喀什-萨菲地区发生了一场大地震，其中包括图卜卡勒国家公园，该公园居住着摩洛哥境内较为偏僻的巴巴里猕猴种群之一。在经历了数十年的衰退之后，国际自然保护联盟最近升级了巴巴里猕猴的威胁等级。巴巴里猕猴面临的主要威胁是栖息地丧失和破碎化，这导致摩洛哥和阿尔及利亚的许多巴巴里猕猴种群因遗传多样性和长期种群可持续性而变得孤立。最近的森林火灾和地震加剧了这些问题。该研究小组（详情如下）正在为摩洛哥的“摩洛哥巴巴里猕猴保护国家行动计划”做出贡献，政府认为拟议的项目是一项紧迫的研究重点。我们请求资助一项为期 6 个月的研究，包括三个月的实地工作和三个月的分析，以聘请一名研究助理、摩洛哥实地助理，并购买实地和实验室设备以实现两个关键项目目标。