我国亚洲象保护管理工作的思考.pdf

World Journal of Forestry 林业世界, 2016, 5(4), 37-43 Published Online October 2016 in Hans. /journal/wjf /10.12677/wjf.2016.54006 Proposals for the Conservation Management for the Asian Elephants in China 1 1 2 Xianming Guo , Lanxin Wang , Yong Peng 1 Institute of Scientific Research of Xishuanbanna National Nature Reserve, Jinghong Yunan 2 Mengla Forestry Bureau, Mengla Yunnan th th th Received: Sep. 11 , 2016; accepted: Sep. 26 , 2016; published: Sep. 30 , 2016 Copyright © 2016 by authors and Hans Publishers Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). /licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access Abstract We analyzed the current conservation status for Asian elephants based on their distribution areas. Population pressure, economic development, and the habitat fragmentation, are considered as three main problems in the conservation management for Asian elephants. However, some exist- ing laws and regulations impede the habitat conservation to a degree, resulting indirectly in the reduction and loss of the elephants’ habitats. To improve the conservation management for Asian elephants, we propose: 1) reformation and restoration of the degraded and disappeared habitats, as well as protection of the current habitats; 2) planning and construction of the ecologic corridors, aimed to connect the discrete reserve areas and the widespread national forests, so that to expand the habitat range; 3) buffer zones between natural reserves and living areas, to reduce the possi- bilities of human-elephant conflict; 4) monitoring and warning of elephants, to reduce casualties;