关键词: 红外相机技术, 太行山猕猴国家级自然保护区（济源）, 野生动物资源调查

Abstract: Although National Macaque Nature Reserve in Jiyuan, Henan is rich in wild animals, wildlife resource surveys have not been conducted in the area for many years. We used passive infrared-triggered cameras to investigate wild mammals and understory birds in this natural reserve. We set up 51 grids (2 km*2 km for each grid) in the reserve with 1-3 cameras in each grid, and collected camera-trapping data from January 2015 to July 2015. With 6,014 camera-days, we identified 17 mammal species belonging to 5 orders and 13 families, and 28 bird species belonging to 6 orders and 12 families, including the following 10 species, amur hedgehog（Erinaceus amurensis), golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), tawny owl (Strix aluco), eastern song thrush（Turdus mupinensis), scaly thrush（Zoothera dauma), blue whistling-thrush（Myophonus caeruleus), wood nuthatch（Sitta europaea), yellow-bellied tit（Parus venustulus), spot-breated scimitar babbler（Pomatorhinus gravivox), Chinese hwamei（Garrulax canorus), that were first recorded in the natural reserve. We recorded leopards (Panthera pardus) and forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii), two important species belonging to Class I state key protected wild animals in China. We also recorded five Class Ⅱ state key protected wild animals including macaque (Macaca mulatta tcheliensis), koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha), golden pheasant, yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula), and tawny owl (Strix aluco). Hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) had the highest relative abundance index (4.57) among the mammal species, and golden pheasant had the highest among the bird species (2.03). Results showed that there were no changes in the species list of the medium- to large-sized mammal community of the reserve, but since fewer apex predators such as leopards were found, the government must take the initiative in doing more to protect their prey as well as their habitats. We also found evidence of intensive human activities in the reserve, including domestic goat breeds, which may have potential impacts on diurnal animals. Therefore, regulation control should be performed against intensive grazing in the reserve. Our study provides basic information for wildlife dynamics and management in the Taihangshan Macaques National Nature Reserve, and would be helpful for long-term camera-trapping monitoring of wildlife resources in this reserve.

Key words: Camera-trapping, Taihangshan National Macaque Nature Reserve, Jiyuan, Wildlife resource survey