Use of an artificial water source by wild camels in the Gansu Annanba Wild Camel National Nature Reserve
Received date: 2022-02-23
Accepted date: 2022-08-09
Online published: 2022-12-02
Artificial water sources are an important conservation tool for endangered species living in desert landscapes because they increase water availability and survival likelihood. To determine the degree to which artificial water sources are used by wild animals, video surveillance data collected from August 2020 to August 2021 of an artificial water source in the Gansu Annanba Wild Camel National Nature Reserve were analyzed. During the monitoring period, a total of 533 video records were obtained, including 299 independent records. Our results showed that a variety of wild animals used the artificial water source, including 7 mammalian species and 7 avian species. Wild camel (Camelus ferus), the main target of species protection in the reserve, had the highest number of records (205), accounting for 67% of total independent records. The average time wild camels spent at the artificial water source was (15.66 ± 15.35) min and the average number of camels present was 6.82 ± 7.01. Time spent at the artificial water source by wild camels was significantly correlated with the number of camels present (P < 0.001), and the number of wild camels was significantly different among seasons (P < 0.005). The use of the artificial water source was the highest in summer and the lowest in spring. Daily activity patterns revealed a unimodal pattern, with the highest peak of activity occurring at 12: 00. This study revealed that artificial water sources are used by animals of conservation concern, such as wild camels. These results provide a useful reference for further revealing the behavior and ecological habits of wild camels and for promoting the conservation and management of imperiled wildlife by artificial measures.
Key words： Artificial water source; Wild camel; Activity pattern; Video surveillance
Yongxiang ZHOU , Jianquan LIU , Duoliang ZHOU , Hao WU , Xiaomei YANG , Tianhui WANG , Yadong XUE . Use of an artificial water source by wild camels in the Gansu Annanba Wild Camel National Nature Reserve[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2022 , 42(6) : 634 -640 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150663
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