https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o Assignment for WIS4554 - Conservation Biology en-us 2020-10-16 04:00:23 UTC 2025-10-23 08:01:42 UTC hello@padlet.com dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834712630 Critically Endangered]]> 2020-10-16 04:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834712630 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834717497 Dicerorhinus sumatrensis]]> 2020-10-16 04:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834717497 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834722991 The Sumatran rhino has been listed as critically endangered since its addition to the IUCN Red List. ]]> 2020-10-16 04:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834722991 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834727062 ~30 individuals are left in the wild.]]> 2020-10-16 04:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834727062 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834730007 2020-10-16 04:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834730007 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834731320 Sumatran rhinos, although once present across Southeast Asia, can now only be found in Indonesia such as on the island of Sumatra]]> 2020-10-16 04:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834731320 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834734722 a small population has low genetic diversity, which can lead to reduced gene variation and inbreeding]]> 2020-10-16 04:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834734722 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834739077 Sumatran rhinos do not breed easily in captivity or the wild. Their gestation, calf rearing, and birth interval lengths are also long 
(4+ years), which makes reproduction a limiting factoring in population recovery.]]> 2020-10-16 04:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834739077 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834747273 Rhinos are big! Big creatures require lots of land and resources to survive. ]]> 2020-10-16 04:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834747273 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834750768 2020-10-16 04:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834750768 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834753110 Humans illegally harvest Sumatran rhinos for their horns to use in traditional medicines.]]> 2020-10-16 04:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834753110 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834760703 Humans fragment Indonesia rainforests to make way for roads and new villages, leaving only small patches of old growth rainforests for rhinos to live. ]]> 2020-10-16 04:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834760703 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834769890 Much of Sumatra's tropical rainforests are being transformed into palm oil plantations or stripped of its timber forests for the (legal and illegal) logging industry, thereby limiting the resources available to rhinos to forage upon.]]> 2020-10-16 04:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834769890 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834772585 2020-10-16 04:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834772585 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834774790 Poaching adult rhinos removes them from the wild population. This limits the amount of individuals who can reproduce, reduces their population growth rate, and decreases genetic diversity/variation in the wild population.]]> 2020-10-16 04:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834774790 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834781618 Fragmented habitat can look like patches. This disconnect between home ranges can limit which rhinos can mate with each other, which subsequently limits gene flow. If adult rhinos cannot leave their patch, for instance, they cannot breed with individuals outside their gene pool and inbreeding can occur. Inbreeding limits genetic diversity. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834781618 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834809459 The large size of Sumatran rhinos makes it easier for poachers to spot them in the forest. Furthermore, habitat loss leads rhinos closer to human settlements in search of food resources, which increases potential rhino-human interactions. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834809459 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834817141 2020-10-16 05:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834817141 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834827161 2020-10-16 05:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834827161 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834827559 2020-10-16 05:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834827559 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834840228 More areas set aside for wildlife conservation means more protected habitat for Sumatran rhinos to thrive in without human disturbance.]]> 2020-10-16 05:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834840228 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834842822 Captive breeding programs allow Sumatran Rhinos to live and breed while protected by humans. This would allow Sumatran rhinos to increase their genetic diversity in a safe environment. There is already a program in Sumatra, which has the potential to grow. Once rhinos mature, they can be released into the wild.]]> 2020-10-16 05:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834842822 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834845630 There are laws protecting rhinos, but law enforcement is weak and lenient. Conservation officers can better enforce park boundaries and hunting laws to limit wildlife poaching. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834845630 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834849094 Get the community involved! Hold community meetings about the conservation issues and educate them about the negative effects of poaching and habitat loss as well as the significance of protecting Sumatran rhinos. ]]> 2020-10-16 05:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834849094 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834851695 2020-10-16 05:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/834851695 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/836242792 2020-10-16 16:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/836242792 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843252288 Kretzschmar, P., Kramer-Schadt, S., Ambu, L., Bender, J., Bohm, T., Ernsing, M., ... & Thayaparan, S. T. (2016). The catastrophic decline of the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) in Sabah: Historic exploitation, reduced female reproductive performance and population viability. Global ecology and conservation, 6, 257-275.]]> 2020-10-20 01:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843252288 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843256766 Nardelli, F. (2014). The last chance for the Sumatran rhinoceros. Pachyderm, 55, 43-53.]]> 2020-10-20 01:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843256766 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843259285 2020-10-20 01:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843259285 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843266090 2020-10-20 01:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843266090 dominicmayo98 https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843274766 2020-10-20 01:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dominicmayo98/6cengoyd1g0rw83o/wish/843274766