Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 2.5.
Long-tailed macaque troops encountered in Myanmar
Biogeographic
Region
Locality
Habitat
G.P.S (N, E)
Group Size
North
Tanintharyi
Bayin Nyi Naung
Isolated
mountain
16˚58.2', 97˚29.6'
ca 40-50
Taung-ga-lay
Isolated
mountain
16˚53.15',97˚32.1'
ca 40-50
Kaw-kun
Isolated
mountain
16˚49.4', 97˚35.2'
ca 51-60
Ya-thae-pyan
Isolated
mountain
16˚50.1', 97˚34.2'
ca < 10
Mt.Zwe-ka-pin
Isolated
mountain
16˚49,7', 97˚40.5'
ca 51-60
Kaw-ka-thaung
Isolated
mountain
16˚49.7', 97˚42.4'
ca < 10
Indian Single Rock
Isolated
mountain
16˚19.3', 97˚42.6'
ca 70-80
Kha-yone-cave
Isolated
mountain
16˚32.0', 97˚42.9'
Not recorded
South
Tanintharyi
Pa-htaw-taung
Isolated
mountain
12˚27.4', 98˚34.6'
ca 40-50
Shin-ma-kan
Mangrove
forest
12˚27.6', 98˚34.9'
ca 40-50
Ayeyarwady
Delta
Meinmahla Kyun
Wildlife Sanctuary
Mangrove
forest
15˚52'-16˚05'
95˚14' - 95˚21'
ca 40 - 50*
ca 40-50*
*
Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary Office reported on 19 July 2004
on steep limestone mountains. Although natural resources appear poor in these
limestone mountain habitats, these troops are provisioned to varying degrees
from their interactions with monks and pilgrims. The groups we observed
averaged about 50 individuals in size, but had a wide range of distribution
(range: 10-100;
Table 2.5
).
Population estimate
We estimated the population of long-tailed macaques throughout the regions
that we interviewed and surveyed. In the Bago Yoma and Ayeyarwady
Delta regions, the population of long-tailed macaques is estimated to be
between 90 and 300 individuals, based on the records from Meinmahla
Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary. In Mon and Kayin States, we estimated a popu-
lation between 350 and 700, and these figures are based on our sighting
