A Preliminary Field Survey on the Population and Distribution of Fran?ois'Langur in Dashahe National Nature Reserve,Guizhou Province,China
Guizhou Dashahe National Nature Reserve(DNNR)is one of the important inhabiting areas of François'lan-gurs(Trachypithecus francoisi)in the world.In order to investigate the status of the current population and distribution of François'langurs in this area,we conducted a year-around field survey by means of randomized sampling questionnaire,direct observation counting,and night caves survey in whole reserve and its surrounding area,from July 2021 to December 2022.The results showed that:27 groups including 166 individuals were recorded in the DNNR,the population density of François'langurs in the whole reserve was 0.62 individuals/km2,and the group density was 0.10 groups/km2,group size:Min:2,Max:16,mean±SD:(6±4),the overall sex ratio among adult individuals is about 2∶1(female/male).The François'langurs mainly distributed on both sides of the valley regions where from Meijiang River to Shuicui River and to the Tiechang River(22 groups,154 individuals)within the reserve,and 97.00%of the individuals inhabited within the range of DNNR,of which about 86.75%of the individuals distributed within the buffer area within the distance of 1 km from the river axis.Our study can provide basic information for the subsequent long-term population monitoring and for better conservation management of François'langurs in DNNR.
François'langur(Trachyp-ithecus francoisi)Population quantityPopulation distributionField surveyGuizhou Dashahe National Nature Reserve