机构地区: 中国科学院
出 处: 《自然资源学报》 1999年第4期334-339,共6页
摘 要: 以普氏原羚Procapra przewalski 和麋鹿Elaphurus davidianus 为例,探讨了土地覆盖变化对中国野生动物的影响和如何在土地覆盖变化的大背景下保存濒危物种。普氏原羚和麋鹿是我国的特有动物。由于近代人口增长、土地利用和土地覆盖变化,普氏原羚分布面积由大变小,濒临绝灭;而随着农田开垦、栖息地丧失,麋鹿最终在野外绝灭。普氏原羚和麋鹿是我国野生动物具有代表性的两个典型例子。土地覆盖变化是我国野生动物濒危的重要原因。在土地覆盖变化的大背景下保存濒危物种的途径有两条: ①在野生动物的重要栖息地和繁殖地点建立自然保护区; ②对那些已经在野外绝灭,濒临绝灭的野生动物,采取人工圈养,使这些野生动物数量增长,逐步将人工繁育个体重新回归自然。我们正在为普氏原羚建立一个自然保护区, 并对麋鹿实施易地保护。从现状分析,麋鹿的重新引入和易地保护是卓有成效的。 We take two large mammal species of China,the Przewalskis gazelle and Père David’s deer as examples to analyze (a)the impact of land cover change on the wildlife fauna in China;and (b)how to preserve endangered wildlife species with the background of environmental changes.Przewalskis gazelle and Père David’s deer are endemic to China.Due to human population increase,land use,and land cover change,the distribution of Przewalskis gazelle declined,whereas the distribution of Père David’s deer gradually reduced in field,finally the species went to extinction in field.Przewalskis gazelle and Père David’s deer are two typical examples of the threatened wildlife in China.The 20th century witnessed human population growth.The human population in Inner Mongolia increased more than 20 times during the last 100 years,in other provinces in Northwest China human population also increased at least 7 times in the same period.Therefore,more and more land has been turned into farmlands and rangelands in order to feed the people.Land cover change modifies wildlife habitats in China.In the process of land cover change,there are two ways to preserve endangered wildlife species:(a)to establish reserves to secure important habitats and breeding grounds of endangered species; and (b)to breed those endangered wildlife species in captivity,and to release the captive bred individuals into nature when the population of endangered species recovers.At present,the establishment of a natural reserve for the Przewalskis gazelle is underway and ex situ conservation strategy for the Père Davids deer has been adopted.Based on the current status of the Père Davids deer in China,the reintroduction and conservation of the endangered species is successful.