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.
1. Introduction - p. Page x 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xxii 3. List of Tables - p. Page xxiii 4. Chapter 1 : People and red pandas: the red pandas' role in economy and culture - p. Page xxiii 5. Chapter 2 : Evolution of the family Ailuridae: origins and Old-World fossil record - p. Page 14 6. Chapter 3 : Systematic revision of the Ailurinae (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae): with a new species from North America - p. Page 27 7. Chapter 4 : Phenotypic and geographic diversity of the lesser panda Parailurus - p. Page 50 8. Chapter 5 : Red panda anatomy - p. Page 75 9. Chapter 6 : The taxonomy and phylogeny of Ailurus - p. Page 91 10. Chapter 7 : Reproductive biology of the red panda - p. Page 116 11. Chapter 8 : Placentation of the red panda - p. Page 136 12. Chapter 9 : The early days: maternal behaviour and infant development - p. Page 147 13. Chapter 10 : A brief history of the red panda in captivity - p. Page 179 14. Chapter 11 : Red panda husbandry and reproductive management - p. Page 199 15. Chapter 12 : Red panda nutrition: how to feed a vegetarian carnivore - p. Page 222 16. Chapter 13 : Captive red panda medicine - p. Page 237 17. Chapter 14 : Red panda pathology - p. Page 250 18. 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 - p. Page 270 19. Chapter 16 : The role of ex situ management in the conservation of red panda - p. Page 287 20. Chapter 17 : What do studbook data reveal about the effects of climate on neonatal survival and seasonality in births? - p. Page 307 21. Chapter 18 : Red panda ecology - p. Page 327 22. Chapter 19 : Bamboo distribution in Nepal and its impact on red pandas - p. Page 349 23. Chapter 20 : Impacts of climate change on extant Ailurids - p. Page 366 24. Chapter 21 : Red pandas in the wild in China - p. Page 388 25. Chapter 22 : Red panda genomics and the evidence for two species - p. Page 409 26. Chapter 23 : Are there two species of red panda? Are they equally threatened with extinction? - p. Page 420 27. Chapter 24 : Genetic Monitoring of red pandas from Indian Himalayan Region: implications in conservation and management of free-ranging populations - p. Page 433 28. Chapter 25 : Status, distribution and conservation of red panda Ailurus Fulgens in Bhutan - p. Page 460 29. Chapter 26 : The conservation status of red panda in north-east Myanmar - p. Page 473 30. Chapter 27 : An overview of the threats to red pandas posed by domestic and international trade - p. Page 488 31. Chapter 28 : Red pandas in Nepal: a community-based approach to landscape-level conservation - p. Page 493 32. Chapter 29 : Conservation initiatives in China - p. Page 507 33. Chapter 30 : Records and reports of red pandas (genus Ailurus) from areas with warm climates - p. Page 519 34. Chapter 31 : Synthesis - p. Page 536 35. Index - p. Page 561
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.
1. Introduction - p. Page x 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xxii 3. List of Tables - p. Page xxiii 4. Chapter 1 : People and red pandas: the red pandas' role in economy and culture - p. Page xxiii 5. Chapter 2 : Evolution of the family Ailuridae: origins and Old-World fossil record - p. Page 14 6. Chapter 3 : Systematic revision of the Ailurinae (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae): with a new species from North America - p. Page 27 7. Chapter 4 : Phenotypic and geographic diversity of the lesser panda Parailurus - p. Page 50 8. Chapter 5 : Red panda anatomy - p. Page 75 9. Chapter 6 : The taxonomy and phylogeny of Ailurus - p. Page 91 10. Chapter 7 : Reproductive biology of the red panda - p. Page 116 11. Chapter 8 : Placentation of the red panda - p. Page 136 12. Chapter 9 : The early days: maternal behaviour and infant development - p. Page 147 13. Chapter 10 : A brief history of the red panda in captivity - p. Page 179 14. Chapter 11 : Red panda husbandry and reproductive management - p. Page 199 15. Chapter 12 : Red panda nutrition: how to feed a vegetarian carnivore - p. Page 222 16. Chapter 13 : Captive red panda medicine - p. Page 237 17. Chapter 14 : Red panda pathology - p. Page 250 18. 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 - p. Page 270 19. Chapter 16 : The role of ex situ management in the conservation of red panda - p. Page 287 20. Chapter 17 : What do studbook data reveal about the effects of climate on neonatal survival and seasonality in births? - p. Page 307 21. Chapter 18 : Red panda ecology - p. Page 327 22. Chapter 19 : Bamboo distribution in Nepal and its impact on red pandas - p. Page 349 23. Chapter 20 : Impacts of climate change on extant Ailurids - p. Page 366 24. Chapter 21 : Red pandas in the wild in China - p. Page 388 25. Chapter 22 : Red panda genomics and the evidence for two species - p. Page 409 26. Chapter 23 : Are there two species of red panda? Are they equally threatened with extinction? - p. Page 420 27. Chapter 24 : Genetic Monitoring of red pandas from Indian Himalayan Region: implications in conservation and management of free-ranging populations - p. Page 433 28. Chapter 25 : Status, distribution and conservation of red panda Ailurus Fulgens in Bhutan - p. Page 460 29. Chapter 26 : The conservation status of red panda in north-east Myanmar - p. Page 473 30. Chapter 27 : An overview of the threats to red pandas posed by domestic and international trade - p. Page 488 31. Chapter 28 : Red pandas in Nepal: a community-based approach to landscape-level conservation - p. Page 493 32. Chapter 29 : Conservation initiatives in China - p. Page 507 33. Chapter 30 : Records and reports of red pandas (genus Ailurus) from areas with warm climates - p. Page 519 34. Chapter 31 : Synthesis - p. Page 536 35. Index - p. Page 561
