@article{fdi:010090662,
  title = {{C}an local ecological knowledge establish conservation baselines for the {C}ritically {E}ndangered {B}lue-crowned {L}aughingthrush ?},
  author = {{G}leave, {R}. {A}. and {P}apworth, {S}. {K}. and {B}auman, {D}avid and {P}ortugal, {S}. {J}. and {Z}hang, {W}. {W}. and {L}iu, {Y}. {K}. and {C}ao, {Z}. {M}. and {C}heng, {X}. {J}. and {T}urvey, {S}. {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {1. {D}esigning conservation interventions for rare species can be hindered by a lack of relevant data. {L}ocal ecological knowledge ({LEK}) has potential to provide rapidly collected, cost-effective data across large spatio-temporal scales, but has rarely been used as a source of conservation-relevant information for the {A}sian {S}ongbird {C}risis. 2. {T}he {B}lue-crowned {L}aughingthrush ({P}terorhinus courtoisi; {BCLT}) is a {C}ritically {E}ndangered passerine found only in southeastern {C}hina. {I}t is unclear why the species' breeding range and global population are extremely small, as it occurs in human-occupied forest-agricultural landscapes similar to surrounding environments across southern {C}hina. 3. {W}e conducted systematic range-wide interviews on {BCLT} (n = 519) to collect novel information on the species' temporal and spatial distribution, and on potential human activities and landscape changes associated with its presence or absence. {R}ecognition of {BCLT} was moderate (45.0% of respondents reported sightings), with sightings within the previous 18 months across the study area, within and beyond their known distribution. {O}ver half of known breeding villages were confirmed by {LEK} data, and nesting was reported from two villages with no previous breeding records. 4. {BCLT} trapping was reported across the study landscape, mostly from the last decade and associated with trappers from urban centres. {BCLT} trapping and lack of fengshui forest were associated with sites where {BCLT}s did not breed. {B}reeding sites were associated with increases in vegetable gardens over respondents' lifetimes, and other sites within the species' range were associated with decreases in bush/scrub. 5. {W}e demonstrate that {LEK} can identify potential threats, new breeding sites and landscape changes correlated with species presence or absence for threatened birds affected by the {A}sian songbird crisis. {T}his study provides the first evidence of ongoing trapping as a threat to {BCLT}, and remedial measures are urgently required across the region.},
  keywords = {{A}sian songbird crisis ; {C}hina ; {I}ndigenous knowledge ; interview survey ; landscape change ; trapping ; {CHINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}eople and {N}ature},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[15 p.]},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1002/pan3.10643},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090662},
}