Conservation Status of Dolphin Species of Peam Krasop ......Himawari Hotel Apartments, Phnom Penh,...
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Conservation Status of Dolphin Species of Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS),
Southwestern Cambodia
9th Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Asia-Pacific Chapter 30 March – 2 April, 2015
Himawari Hotel Apartments, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Brian D. Smith, Sun Kong, Lieng Saroeun and Lou Vanny
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Presentation Outline
- General information on PKWS
- Snapshot of PKWS-dependent local livelihoods
- Survey on dolphin species in coastal areas
- Dolphins and whales found in Cambodian-Thai coastline
- Snapshot of dolphins in PKWS and adjacent areas
-Conservation status
- Results of IUCN survey
- Threats, disturbances and challenges
- Recommendations
- Actions/approaches
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General information on PKWS
• Among the most significant protected areas in Cambodia;
• Covers 3 districts, 6 communes, 13 villages (around 10,000 inhabitants);
• First zoning in PA
• Covers 25,897 hectares;
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General information on PKWS
• Provides many subsistence and livelihood services • Contains a variety of natural features; including marine mammals:
Dolphins
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PKWS-dependent local livelihoods
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Survey on dolphin species in coastal areas
• Report on dolphin in Cambodian waters found dolphin 9 species,
• Beasley and Davidson (2007) found 8 species along Cambodia-Thailand; • A little studied on dolphin in PKWS;
• Preparing management plan to protect dolphin species;
• Recent surveys by Smith, Kong and Saroeun (2014) found three different species of dolphin
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Dolphins and whales found in Cambodian-Thai coastline
Common name
Scien+fic name
Thai Cambodia
DMCR Isabel SEAFDEC IUCN/ KK
Bryde’s wahle Baleanoptera edeni *
False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens * * *
Bo9lenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus\aduncus
* *
� Common dolphin Delphinus delphis *
Dwarf Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris * *
Finless Porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides
* * *
Indo-‐Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis * * * *
Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris * * * *
Long-‐beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus capensis *
Pantropical Spo9ed Dolphin Stenella a9enuata * *
Short finned pilot whale Globicepahla melas *
Total 4 8 9 3
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Snapshot of biodiversity in PKWS and adjacent areas
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Conservation status
• Dolphin species are present in PKWS • Protected by Fisheries Law and relevant regulations
• Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species • Population trend: decreasing
• Agencies responsible for dolphin protection in PKWS: MoE, FiA and local communities and authorities
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Results of IUCN survey Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) Status: IUCN classify as Vulnerable (VU), CITES Appendix I Population trends: decreasing
Indo-Pacific Hump-backed dolphin (Sousa chinensis), Status: IUCN classify as Near-Threatened (NT), CITES Appendix I Population trends: decreasing Finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) Status: IUCN classify as Vulnerable (VU), CITES Appendix I Population trends: decreasing
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Results of IUCN survey
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Results of IUCN survey
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Threats, disturbances and challenges
1). Fisheries and the potential for fatal entanglement of dolphins and porpoises: 2). Habitat disturbance: Sand mining 3). Habitat degradation and pollution 4). Lack of knowledge to assist stranded Dolphin 5). Climate Change
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Recommendations
Recommendations: • Dolphin Management Areas should be established in priority habitat;
• Enforcement is needed to ensure compliance;
• Sand mining should be eliminated or reduced;
• Outreach/education program should be employed;
• Research/Monitoring should be conducted.
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Actions/Approaches
On-going actions: • Integrating Dolphin management plan into PKWS Management Plan
• On-going 18-month Dolphin Conservation Project: Cambodian-Thai trans- boundary project, involving stakeholders and all levels of community in project implementation • Taking bottom-up approach taken to ensure long-term survival
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Thank you! The healthy ecosystem, the healthy livelihoods