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Duckworth, J.W.; Salter, R.E.; Khounboline, K. (eds)
Wildlife in Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report
1999  Full Book

Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic is rich in wildlife. Historical information is limited primarily to birds and mammals, and to those parts of the country covered by collecting trips or hosting residents interested in wildlife, and to the anecdotal accounts of hunters. The first edition of this work updated national species lists, analysed a substantial body of village questionnaire data on wildlife distribution gathered between 1988 and 1993, and summarised the data available for individual species from other sources. This revised edition of _Wildlife in Lao PDR_ incoporates new information. It provides a more comprehensive assessment of historical data than was possible in the first edition. It reassesses secondary and/or regional sources of information from which the occurrence and/or ranges in Lao PDR of some species had been inferred or extrapolated in the first edition. Similar to the first edition, it synthesises the available information on wildlife status in Lao PDR on a species-by-species basis, attempts to provide a framework for the future gathering of information to fill gaps, and highlights some priorities for species conservation. This revision considers only land vertebrates (mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians). General sources for this report are Protected Area Reconnaissance and Planning Surveys 1988-1993, Site- and Species-specific Wildlife Surveys, and Trade Studies. A total of 319 of the 1140 species included in this review are of national or global conservation significance.

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