Notes on the Non-flying Mammalian Fauna Characterizing both Sides of the Green Line; the De Facto Border between the Gaza Strip and Historic Palestine

A. A. Abd Rabou
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In spite of its small area, Palestine (27,000 km2) is home to diverse forms of flying and non-flying mammalian fauna. The 365 km2 Gaza Strip (about 1.5% of historic Palestine), which is located in the far southwest of Palestine, represents a strip isolated from the rest of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948 by the so-called Green Line. The Green Line is currently supported by the so-called smart security wall, which would impede the ecological communication between the Gaza Strip and the rest of the lands of historic Palestine. This study aims to identify the non-flying mammalian fauna existing on both sides of the Green Line through field visits, interviews with border residents, zoo owners and wildlife hunters, and photographing hunted species. The results revealed at least 21 species of non-flying mammals belonging to 14 families and 5 orders marked both sides of the Green line. This number may change in the future depending on the development of scientific studies or the occurrence of any geopolitical and military changes in the region. Order Carnivora was the biggest and represented 42.9% of the species recorded, followed by the orders Rodentia (23.9%), Artiodactyla (14.3%), Eulipotyphla or Insectivora (14.3%) and Lagomorpha (4.7%). Most of the recorded mammals were located on both sides of the Green Line, with the exception of the Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) and Wild Boar (Sus scrofa), which have not yet been able to infiltrate and cross the Gaza Strip borders. A decade ago, the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) began breeding in separate parts of the Gaza Strip. The Etruscan Pygmy Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is, by far, the smallest non-flying mammal recorded in the Gaza Strip. All recorded mammals were subjected to poaching and hunting by wildlife hunters, and some species were deposited in private zoos that are spread in the Gaza Strip. It appears that the Negev Desert in southern Palestine and the Gaza Envelope which border the Gaza Strip to the East and North, represent an important depth for the influx of many wild mammals to the Gaza Strip across the Green Line. In conclusion, the study recommends the necessity of controlling the poaching and hunting of various forms of wildlife, whether they are present in the Gaza Strip or coming to it across the Green Line in order to preserve Palestinian biodiversity in a sustainable manner.
绿线两侧的非飞行哺乳动物动物群注释加沙地带和历史上的巴勒斯坦之间的事实上的边界
尽管面积很小,巴勒斯坦(27,000平方公里)是各种飞行和非飞行哺乳动物的家园。365平方公里的加沙地带(约占历史上巴勒斯坦的1.5%)位于巴勒斯坦西南部,是1948年被所谓的绿线占领的巴勒斯坦领土的一部分。绿线目前由所谓的智能安全墙支持,这将阻碍加沙地带与历史上巴勒斯坦其他土地之间的生态交流。本研究旨在通过实地考察、对边境居民、动物园主人和野生动物猎人的访谈以及对被猎杀物种的拍摄,来确定绿线两侧存在的非飞行哺乳动物动物群。结果显示,绿线两侧至少有21种非飞行哺乳动物,隶属于14科5目。这一数字今后可能会根据科学研究的发展或该地区发生的任何地缘政治和军事变化而改变。其次是啮齿目(23.9%)、偶蹄目(14.3%)、食虫目(14.3%)和Lagomorpha目(4.7%)。除了条纹鬣狗(Hyaena Hyaena)和野猪(Sus scrofa)之外,大多数记录在案的哺乳动物都位于绿线两侧,它们尚未能够渗透并越过加沙地带边界。十年前,红狐(Vulpes Vulpes)开始在加沙地带的不同地区繁殖。伊特鲁里亚侏儒鼩(Suncus etruscus)是迄今为止在加沙地带有记录的最小的不会飞的哺乳动物。所有有记录的哺乳动物都遭到野生动物猎人的偷猎和狩猎,有些物种被存放在分布在加沙地带的私人动物园里。巴勒斯坦南部的内盖夫沙漠和与加沙地带东部和北部接壤的加沙包线,似乎是许多野生哺乳动物越过绿线流入加沙地带的一个重要深度。总之,该研究建议必须控制各种野生动物的偷猎和狩猎,无论它们是在加沙地带还是越过绿线进入加沙地带,以便以可持续的方式保护巴勒斯坦的生物多样性。
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