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Edwards‘s pheasant(Lophura edwardsi)
How YOU can help
Jan Dams
Chair EAZA Galliformes TAG
Weltvogelpark Walsrode
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Edwards‘s pheasant(Lophura edwardsi)
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Edwards‘s pheasant status
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Edwards‘s pheasant threats
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Edwards‘s pheasant problems
Vietnamese pheasantLophura hatinhensis
Swinhoe‘s PheasantsLophura swinhoii
Edwards‘s pheasant Lophura edwardsi
• Vietnamese pheasant?• Genetic diversity• Crossbreedings
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Edwards‘s pheasant recovery• Analyse genetic variability within known bloodlines of
the European, American and Japanese populations – Finding a large number of loci making it possible to
measure polymorphisms.
• Check for genetic purity– Develop a sufficient amount of micro-satellite markers to
be able to distinguish pure Edwards’s pheasants from its hybrids
• Genetic analysis start September 2013
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Edwards‘s pheasant recovery
• Again, Funds..
• Edwards‘s funding proposal
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Husbandry
Hardy species:
Outdoor exhibit with shelter
– Shelter
• Highest branch
• Food and water
• Small light and/or heating lamp
• Concrete floor
• At least 3m² for one pair
– Aviary
• Soft netting
• Plants
• Ornaments: rocks and tree logs– No dead ends!
• Grass, bark, stone pebbles, sand
• At least 15m² for one pair
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Food• Standard pheasant pellet
• Grain mixtures
• Limestone or grit
• Supplements
• Treats– Peanuts
– mealworms
– Fruit/vegetables
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Social structure• Monogamous
• Agressive males– Cover!– Pairing outside the breeding season– Old females for old males– Males to females– Clipping primary feathers– Escape branches– Wooden boards
• Parent rearing– Good and bad fathers
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Reproduction
• Reproductive age– Usually two years – Some one year
• Nest– On ground– Provide cover and soft surface in corners
• Laying– Starts end march– Clutch size: 4-6 (interval 24-36h)– If eggs are taken a new clutch can follow after 2 weeks
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Mixed species aviaries
• Fairly peacefull– Exceptions: Nicobar pigeon, white winged woodduck
• Increase chances– Non terrestial species– Faster– Several feeders– Different colour
• Fledging chicks– Lock up pheasants
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Health and welfare
• Feacal examinations– Nematodes, coccidiose,..
• Profilactic measurements– Minimize and remove excess food– Substrate should be easy to clean (river sand)– Keep aviary floor dry
• Agression– Feather picking (nose rings, nose caps)– Cover!
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Conclusion
• Extremely threatened
• Funds for genetic research is needed
• More holders are needed
– Relatively easy and hardy species
– Beautifull and possible to mix with other species
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IUCN SSC Galliformes Specialist GroupStrategic conservation planning workshop for Edwards’s pheasant
• Edwards’s pheasant – Identified as in need of urgent action by:
• Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) • Asian Species Action Partnership that is being co-ordinated by
IUCN
• Workshop in Hanoi – Develop a conservation strategy– Create a consortium of organisations and individuals
able to act in Vietnam
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• The workshop was attended by – Directors and technical staff from the key protected areas
– Directors of Quang Tri and Quang Binh Forest Protection Departments
– Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
– Institute of Ecological and Biological Research
– Hanoi Zoo
– BirdLife International
– King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi,Thailand
Strategic conservation planning workshop for Edwards’s pheasant
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• Workshop started with
– Scene-setting presentations on the IUCN Species Survival Commission approach to Strategic Conservation Planning for species
– Current knowledge of Edwards’s pheasant
– VietNature’s plan for Truong Son IBA
– Lessons from conservation efforts for saola
Strategic conservation planning workshop for Edwards’s pheasant
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• Ultimate goal: “Self-sustaining wild populations of Edwards’s pheasant”
• To achieve this, two Goals were identified:
– Understanding the ecology
– Site management
Strategic conservation planning workshop for Edwards’s pheasant
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• Suitable places for conservation action– a) a site where the species is found during surveys – b) a site where reintroduction could take place
• Potential areas for survey were predicted using:– Climate data– Examination of vegetation cover maps– On-the-ground knowledge from the field
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• Within the next two years:– Survey potential sites
– Surveys (camera-traps and others) should be gathered and analysed
– Conduct a study into the feasibility of reintroduction
– Identify and, where possible, prepare sites for management work if the species is found, but also to lay the groundwork for reintroduction, if that proves necessary
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• Saola Working Group– Promoted the cause of the saola
– Facilitated in finding funding
• Create Edwards’s Pheasant Working Group– Operate under the IUCN SSC Galliformes Specialist Group
– Co-ordinated from within Vietnam with strong technical and strategic support from the international community
Strategic conservation planning workshop for Edwards’s pheasant