School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA.
Nat Ecol Evol. 2020 Oct;4(10):1327-1331. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1260-0. Epub 2020 Aug 3.
As both a flagship and umbrella species, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is one of the most heavily invested species in conservation. Here, we report the wide distribution range retreat of the leopard (Panthera pardus, 81% loss), snow leopard (P. uncia, 38%), wolf (Canis lupus, 77%) and dhole (Cuon alpinus, 95%) from protected areas in the giant panda distribution range since the 1960s. The present findings indicate the insufficiency of giant panda conservation for protecting these large carnivore species and suggest that future conservation efforts should target restoring ecosystems with high trophic complexity to facilitate the recovery of large carnivore populations.
作为旗舰物种和伞护种，大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）是保护力度最大的物种之一。在这里，我们报告了自 20 世纪 60 年代以来，豹（Panthera pardus，81%的损失）、雪豹（P. uncia，38%）、狼（Canis lupus，77%）和豺（Cuon alpinus，95%）在大熊猫分布范围内从保护区广泛退缩的情况。目前的发现表明，保护大熊猫不足以保护这些大型食肉动物物种，并表明未来的保护工作应针对恢复具有高营养复杂性的生态系统，以促进大型食肉动物种群的恢复。
