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Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation

Karst landscape is recognised as one of the biologically important areas especially for bats. The limestone caves and forest within the landscape provide essential resources for the local bat fauna, albeit bat populations are severely threatened by anthropogenic disturbances occurring within and sur...

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Main Authors:	Jinggong, Emy Ritta, Rajasegaran, Praveena, Morni, Muhd Amsyari, William-Dee, Julius, Denel, Azroie, Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali
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Published:	UNIMAS 2022
Subjects:	Q Science (General)
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spelling	my.um.eprints.435682023-10-24T04:40:33Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43568/ Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation Jinggong, Emy Ritta Rajasegaran, Praveena Morni, Muhd Amsyari William-Dee, Julius Denel, Azroie Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali Q Science (General) Karst landscape is recognised as one of the biologically important areas especially for bats. The limestone caves and forest within the landscape provide essential resources for the local bat fauna, albeit bat populations are severely threatened by anthropogenic disturbances occurring within and surrounding the ecosystem. In Sarawak, studies on bat diversity are biased towards protected areas, leaving aside non-protected areas including private lands such as Mount Silabur. Surveys on bat diversity were conducted at the limestone outcrop and the surrounding matrix of Mount Silabur with the primary aim of developing the first checklist of bats at Mount Silabur. A total of 27 species were recorded from 12 sampling nights representing approximately 34 of the total bat species recorded in Sarawak. The Cox’s Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros coxi), a rare Bornean endemic species, was recorded from the cave system, signifying an important record for the area and also Sarawak. Furthermore, this is the sixth locality record for the species in Sarawak, Borneo. Interestingly, the total number of bat species recorded from Mount Silabur represented about 72 of the total bat species recorded (27 out of 38 species) from other major touristic caves in western Sarawak; Fairy Cave Nature Reserve and Wind Cave Nature Reserve. This warrants a need to develop an action plan to protect and conserve Mount Silabur cave system and the surrounding forest for its potential to serve as a shelter for bats and other cave and forest dependent taxa. The local community should implement and adhere to guidelines for cave related activities to minimise human driven disturbances on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. © 2022 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. All rights reserved. UNIMAS 2022 Article PeerReviewed Jinggong, Emy Ritta and Rajasegaran, Praveena and Morni, Muhd Amsyari and William-Dee, Julius and Denel, Azroie and Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali (2022) Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 12 (1). 141 -156. ISSN 2229-9769, DOI https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.4235.2022 <https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.4235.2022>. 10.33736/bjrst.4235.2022
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spellingShingle	Q Science (General) Jinggong, Emy Ritta Rajasegaran, Praveena Morni, Muhd Amsyari William-Dee, Julius Denel, Azroie Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation
description	Karst landscape is recognised as one of the biologically important areas especially for bats. The limestone caves and forest within the landscape provide essential resources for the local bat fauna, albeit bat populations are severely threatened by anthropogenic disturbances occurring within and surrounding the ecosystem. In Sarawak, studies on bat diversity are biased towards protected areas, leaving aside non-protected areas including private lands such as Mount Silabur. Surveys on bat diversity were conducted at the limestone outcrop and the surrounding matrix of Mount Silabur with the primary aim of developing the first checklist of bats at Mount Silabur. A total of 27 species were recorded from 12 sampling nights representing approximately 34 of the total bat species recorded in Sarawak. The Cox’s Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros coxi), a rare Bornean endemic species, was recorded from the cave system, signifying an important record for the area and also Sarawak. Furthermore, this is the sixth locality record for the species in Sarawak, Borneo. Interestingly, the total number of bat species recorded from Mount Silabur represented about 72 of the total bat species recorded (27 out of 38 species) from other major touristic caves in western Sarawak; Fairy Cave Nature Reserve and Wind Cave Nature Reserve. This warrants a need to develop an action plan to protect and conserve Mount Silabur cave system and the surrounding forest for its potential to serve as a shelter for bats and other cave and forest dependent taxa. The local community should implement and adhere to guidelines for cave related activities to minimise human driven disturbances on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. © 2022 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. All rights reserved.
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author	Jinggong, Emy Ritta Rajasegaran, Praveena Morni, Muhd Amsyari William-Dee, Julius Denel, Azroie Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali
author_facet	Jinggong, Emy Ritta Rajasegaran, Praveena Morni, Muhd Amsyari William-Dee, Julius Denel, Azroie Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali
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title	Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation
title_short	Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation
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title_fullStr	Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation
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Bats of Mount Silabur, Sarawak, and its potential for conservation

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