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ular paling
langkadi
dunia : hanya 18 ekor
Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
10 Jul 2012
licin, coklat, dan
mudah
di ambil : bertemu Saint Lucia racer (Liophis ornatus),
yang memegang rekor menjadi ular yang paling terancam punah di dunia. Sebuah survei ekstensif lima bulan ditemukan
hanya 18 ular di pulau kecil dari Pulau
Karibia di Saint Lucia. Ular ini dulunya berlimpah di Saint Lucia,
tapi hancur oleh invasive mongooses
/ invasive mongooses .
Selama hampir 40 tahun ular itu dianggap punah sampai tahun 1973 ditemukan pada Pulau maria Besar / Maria Major Island , 12 hektar (30 hektar) dari pulau yang dilindungi, satu mil lepas pantai Saint Lucia . Setelah penangkapan dan penandaan 10 individu, para ilmuwan sekarang percaya ada 18 ular yang bertahan hidup secara totalnya . Pulau ini bebas dari luwak / mongoose yang telah membunuh populasi di Saint Lucia. Ular tidak berbisa, Saint Lucia racer yang memakan kadal lokal.
Selama hampir 40 tahun ular itu dianggap punah sampai tahun 1973 ditemukan pada Pulau maria Besar / Maria Major Island , 12 hektar (30 hektar) dari pulau yang dilindungi, satu mil lepas pantai Saint Lucia . Setelah penangkapan dan penandaan 10 individu, para ilmuwan sekarang percaya ada 18 ular yang bertahan hidup secara totalnya . Pulau ini bebas dari luwak / mongoose yang telah membunuh populasi di Saint Lucia. Ular tidak berbisa, Saint Lucia racer yang memakan kadal lokal.
"Ini adalah
suatu bantuan
besar untuk mengkonfirmasi bahwa populasi
racer masih
bertahan," Matthew Morton Eastern Caribbean
Program Manager for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), , mengatakan dalam siaran
persnya.
DWCT ini bekerja sama dengan Fauna & Flora International, the Saint Lucia National Trust, and the Saint Lucia Forestry Department untuk menyelamatkan spesies ini dengan dukungan dana tambahan dari Balcombe Trust, the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Konservasionis bekerja
untuk Saint Lucia racer terlihat erat dengan penyelamatan Antiguan racer (Alsophis
antiguae). Dengan jumlah yang mencapai
titik nadir hanya 50 pada tahun 1995, Antiguan racer saat ini
memiliki populasi lebih dari 900.
Pemberantasan predator invasif, seperti luwak
dan tikus, serta upaya
pendidikan telah membantu Antiguan racer bangkit
kembali. Para peneliti sekarang memperkenalkan kembali ular ke habitat terhadap kepunahan, terutama
karena perubahan iklim meningkatkan
permukaan air laut.
"Puluhan bahkan ratusan hewan India Barat / West Indian animals telah hilang karena manusia tidak bijaksana, dan kita tidak bisa membiarkan Saint Lucia racer menjadi korban berikutnya" kata Jenny Daltry, Senior Conservation Biologist with Fauna & Flora International
"Puluhan bahkan ratusan hewan India Barat / West Indian animals telah hilang karena manusia tidak bijaksana, dan kita tidak bisa membiarkan Saint Lucia racer menjadi korban berikutnya" kata Jenny Daltry, Senior Conservation Biologist with Fauna & Flora International
teks asli :
mongabay.com
July 10, 2012
It's slithery, brown, and doesn't mind being picked up: meet the Saint
Lucia racer (Liophis ornatus), which holds the dubious honor of being
the world's most endangered snake. A five month extensive survey found just 18
animals on a small islet off of the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. The snake
had once been abundant on Saint Lucia, as well, but was decimated by invasive
mongooses.
For nearly 40 years the snake was thought to be extinct until in 1973 a single snake was found on the Maria Major Island, a 12-hectare (30 acre) protected islet, a mile off the coast of Saint Lucia (see map below). After catching and tagging 10 individuals, scientists now believe 18 may survive in total. The island is free of the mongoose that have killed off the population of Saint Lucia. Non-venomous, the Saint Lucia racer feeds on local lizards.
For nearly 40 years the snake was thought to be extinct until in 1973 a single snake was found on the Maria Major Island, a 12-hectare (30 acre) protected islet, a mile off the coast of Saint Lucia (see map below). After catching and tagging 10 individuals, scientists now believe 18 may survive in total. The island is free of the mongoose that have killed off the population of Saint Lucia. Non-venomous, the Saint Lucia racer feeds on local lizards.
"It was a huge relief to confirm that a population of the racer
still survives," Matthew Morton, Eastern Caribbean Program Manager for the
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (DWCT), said in a press release, "but
that relief is tempered by the knowledge of how close we still are to losing it
forever."
The DWCT is working with Fauna & Flora International, the Saint Lucia National Trust, and the Saint Lucia Forestry Department to save the species with additional funding support from the Balcombe Trust, the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
The DWCT is working with Fauna & Flora International, the Saint Lucia National Trust, and the Saint Lucia Forestry Department to save the species with additional funding support from the Balcombe Trust, the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Conservationists working with the Saint Lucia racer are closely looking
at successful efforts to save the Antiguan racer (Alsophis antiguae).
With a population that hit a nadir of 50 individuals in 1995, the Antiguan
racer today has a population of over 900. Eradicating invasive predators, such
as mongoose and rats, as well as education efforts have helped the Antiguan
racer bounce back. Researchers are now looking to reintroduce the snake to more
habitats as an insurance policy against extinction, especially as climate
change raises sea levels.
"Tens if not hundreds of West Indian animals have already been lost because humans have unwisely released harmful species from other parts of the world, and we cannot allow the gentle Saint Lucia racer to be the next casualty" Jenny Daltry, Senior Conservation Biologist with Fauna & Flora International says. "To do nothing is not an option."
"Tens if not hundreds of West Indian animals have already been lost because humans have unwisely released harmful species from other parts of the world, and we cannot allow the gentle Saint Lucia racer to be the next casualty" Jenny Daltry, Senior Conservation Biologist with Fauna & Flora International says. "To do nothing is not an option."
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World's rarest snake: Saint Lucia racer. Photo by: G. Guida.
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Stephen Lesmond holding one of the world's last Saint Lucia
racers. Photo by: T. Ross with DWCT.