Rediscovery of the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) in Yingjiang County,Yunnan Province,China

Zoological Research

Fei Li¹  Xi Zheng¹  Bosco Pui Lok Chan¹  Xue-Long Jiang² 

[1] Kadoorie Conservation China, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong 999077, China;State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming Yunnan 650223, China;

关键词: Sun bear;    Helarctos malayanus;    Rediscovery;    China;    Yunnan;    Yingjiang;   

DOI  :  10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.044

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The sun bear, Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821), is a forest-dependent bear species distributed in tropical Southeast Asia. The species was previously reported from scattered localities in southwestern China, which is at the northeastern edge of its global range. Due to the scarcity of reliable recent records, some authorities cast doubt on the continued existence of sun bear in China. Here we present the rediscovery of this species in Yingjiang County, western Yunnan Province, China, near the international border with Myanmar’s Kachin State.

【 授权许可】

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