Hoolock gibbon and biodiversity survey and training in southern Rakhine Yoma, Myanmar: Preliminary report

4 Introduction 4 Hoolock gibbons 4 Background to the project 5 Materials and methods 7 Training 7 Field survey area 8 Interview survey methods 10 Field survey 10 Mapping and density determination 12 Results 1: Interview survey 13 Farming system 13 Livestock 13 Forest resource use 13 Other income from labour 14 Wildlife conflicts 14 Development initiatives 14 Threats to forests/ habitat 14 Threats to wildlife 15 Results 2: Field survey 16 Gibbons 16 Other mammals 18 Birds 20 Other animals 20 Conclusions 22 Acknowledgements 22 References 23 Appendices 25 Appendix 1. Hoolock Gibbon and Biodiversity Conservation project: Observation sheet 25 Appendix 2. Birds recorded during the survey 26 Appendix 3. Daily bird records during the survey 29 4 Hoolock gibbon and biodiversity survey, southern Rakhine Yoma