Primate Selfies and Anthropozoonotic Diseases: Lack of Rule Compliance and Poor Risk Perception Threatens Orangutans.

IF 1.2 4区 生物学 Q2 ZOOLOGY
Folia Primatologica Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-10-25 DOI:10.1159/000520371
Andrea Molyneaux, Emma Hankinson, Mbra Kaban, Magdalena S Svensson, Susan M Cheyne, Vincent Nijman
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Abstract

Our understanding of the transmission of anthropozoonotic diseases between humans and non-human primates, particularly great apes due to their close genetic relationship with humans, highlights a serious potential threat to the survival of these species. This is particularly the case at tourism sites where risk of disease transmission is increased. We focus on the interaction between tourists and the Critically Endangered Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) at Bukit Lawang in the Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, before and after the park was closed due to the threat of COVID-19 in April 2020. Through analysis of posts on Instagram we determine the extent of compliance by visitors with the rule to keep a minimum distance of 10 m from orangutans and assess the positional behaviours of the orangutans. Of the 2,229 photographs we assessed between November 2019 and July 2020, 279 depicted one or more orangutans. Forty-two of these contained both a human and an orangutan, and of these all showed inappropriate behaviours (direct contact, feeding orangutans, close proximity <5 m) providing direct evidence of non-compliance with the 10-m distance rule. Most of these photographs additionally showed orangutans performing abnormal positional behaviours such as being low to or on the ground rather than their natural high position in the canopy; being near the ground and in close proximity to humans increases the risk of anthropozoonotic disease transmission. As expected, we found a significant decrease in number of photographs that were posted following the closure, and a decrease in the proportion of photographs that showed orangutans, or tourists feeding orangutans. Tourists do not seem to perceive that they pose risks to the orangutans and therefore increased awareness, education and enforcement of rules by all stakeholders, tourism bodies and government officials need to be actioned in order to safeguard this important population, which is crucial to the future survival of the Sumatran orangutan.

灵长类动物自拍和人畜共患疾病:缺乏规则遵从性和不良风险感知威胁着猩猩。
我们对人类与非人类灵长类动物,特别是类人猿之间的人畜共患疾病传播的了解,由于它们与人类有密切的遗传关系,突出了对这些物种生存的严重潜在威胁。在疾病传播风险增加的旅游景点尤其如此。我们重点关注了2020年4月印尼古农勒伊泽国家公园因COVID-19威胁而关闭前后,游客与武吉拉旺极度濒危的苏门答腊猩猩(Pongo abelii)之间的互动。通过分析Instagram上的帖子,我们确定了游客对与猩猩保持最小10米距离的遵守程度,并评估了猩猩的位置行为。我们在2019年11月至2020年7月期间评估了2229张照片,其中279张照片描绘了一只或多只猩猩。其中42个同时包含人类和猩猩,其中所有人都表现出不适当的行为(直接接触,喂食猩猩,近距离接触)
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Folia Primatologica
Folia Primatologica 生物-动物学
CiteScore
3.30
自引率
10.50%
发文量
36
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Recognizing that research in human biology must be founded on a comparative knowledge of our closest relatives, this journal is the natural scientist''s ideal means of access to the best of current primate research. ''Folia Primatologica'' covers fields as diverse as molecular biology and social behaviour, and features articles on ecology, conservation, palaeontology, systematics and functional anatomy. In-depth articles and invited reviews are contributed by the world’s leading primatologists. In addition, special issues provide rapid peer-reviewed publication of conference proceedings. ''Folia Primatologica'' is one of the top-rated primatology publications and is acknowledged worldwide as a high-impact core journal for primatologists, zoologists and anthropologists.
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