The Kingdom of Rarities (45 page)

MacKinnon, John,
210
,
215
,
218
–
220

Madagascar,
19
,
20

Madre de Dios region

bald-faced sakis and,
52
–
53
,
65
–
66

jaguars and,
53
–
54
,
57
–
65

overview of,
50
–
51
,
56
,
57
f

tree species in,
67
–
74

Madre de Dios region (Peru),
10

Magnificent riflebird,
21

Malaria,
128
,
183
,
194
,
202
–
205
,
227

Malay Archipelago,
17

Mamane tree,
187
,
188

Manas National Park,
246
–
258

Manatees,
104

Manau Wildlife Center,
51

Maned wolf

Cerrado and,
153
,
157

Emas National Park and,
160
–
164

illustration of,
163
f

impacts of agriculture on,
170
–
171
,
175
–
176

Manú National Park,
13
,
81

Manucodes,
35
,
43

Martin, Paul,
140

Más a Tierra,
15
–
16

Mason (sniffer dog),
157
–
168
,
172
–
173

Mass extinctions,
125
–
126

Massif de la Hotte,
9

Masters, Bernard,
210

Matorral,
102

Matrix conservation,
153
,
177

Matthiessen, Peter,
259

Mauna Loa observatory,
194
–
195

McCracken, Gary,
138
–
139

McLaughlin, David,
176
–
177

Mediterranean region,
102

Megafaunal fruit syndrome,
140
–
141

Mel Kali (elephant),
121
–
122
,
132

Mergansers,
155
–
156

Migration, warblers and,
90
–
92
,
95
–
96

Mile-a-minute vine,
180

Mineral licks,
68
f,
75
,
257

Minivets,
253

Miombo,
153

Mishra, Hemanta,
119
,
121
,
144

Missionaries,
39
,
260

Missouri Botanical Garden,
71

Mo Chu,
250

Monasteries,
247
–
248
,
250
,
252
,
259
–
260

Mondulkiri Protected Forest,
231
–
237

Mongooses,
179
–
180

Monitor lizards,
181

Monkeys,
51
–
53
,
79
–
80
,
237
–
238

Monocultures,
70

Monsoons,
127
,
136
,
245

Moose,
144

Morrison, John,
155
,
167
,
185

Mortality, adult female,
118
,
131

Mosquitoes,
194
,
204
–
205
,
226
–
227

Mountains,
9
,
29
–
30

Mrs. Gould's sunbird,
253

Muntjacs,
220
–
221

Musk deer,
264

Myna bird,
120

Naio tree,
187

Naked mole rat,
104

Namgay, Kinzang,
246
–
247

Namibia,
270

Namib-Karoo region,
270

Narayani River,
131
–
132

Narenga
spp.,
135

Narrow range,
18
,
50
,
54
–
55

Nashville warbler,
89

National Zoo (Katmandu),
141

Natural conditions,
10
,
20
–
21
,
26

Natural selection,
11
,
17
–
18
,
100
–
101

Nene,
203
–
204

Nepal.
See also
Chitwan National Park; One-horned rhinoceros

as conservation success,
11
,
270

ecosystem engineers in,
180

map of,
119
f

Mount Kanchenjunga and,
241

violence in,
147
,
207

Nest parasitism,
106
–
107

Nesting cavities,
69

Nest-searching,
93

New Caledonia,
19
,
20
,
37
,
110
,
181

New Guinea,
10
,
18
–
21
,
25
f,
37
.
See also
Foja Mountains

Niche specialization,
85
,
96
–
97
.
See also
Extreme habitat fidelity

Niche theory,
72

Nightjars,
174
–
175

Nine-banded armadillo,
170
,
172
–
173

Norbu, Nawang,
247

Northern spotted owl,
104
,
113

Nuñez-Iturri, Gabriela,
79
–
80

Nuthatches,
256
–
258

Obligate grassland species,
160

‘ hi'a tree,
189
–
190

Oil palm plantations,
152
,
176
,
177

One-horned rhinoceros

catching first,
119
–
122

in Chitwan National Park,
1
–
4

conservation measures for,
111

dominance and breeding success of,
137
–
139

ecology of,
134
–
137

as floodplain specialists,
126
–
127

forest structure and,
2
–
3
,
139
–
144

human disturbance and,
128
–
129

illustration of,
130
f mile-a-minute vine and,
180

monitoring population of,
130
–
134

myths about,
115
–
116
,
129

population size of,
124
,
129
,
131

protection of,
148
–
149

translocation of,
144
–
146
,
147

war and,
147
–
148

‘',
‘
197

Orange-necked partridge,
225

Orchids,
101
–
102

Orians, Gordon,
11
,
224

Ossifrage,
249
–
250

Owston's palm civet,
216
–
217

Pale-billed sicklebill,
43

Palilas,
187
–
188

Palla's fish-eagle,
251

Palminteri, Sue,
50
–
52
,
65
–
66
.
See also
Madre de Dios region

Palms,
45
,
78

Panama,
73

Panda bear,
104

Pandav, Bivash,
134

Pangolins,
174

Pantanal,
153

Papasena clan,
22
–
24
,
27
,
47

Papua New Guinea (PNG),
22
,
25
f.
See also
Foja Mountains

Paradise flycatchers,
228

Parasitism, nest,
106
–
107

Parr, Mike,
9

Partridge,
5
,
225

Pathogens,
177
.
See also
Diseases

Pausing,
262
,
266

Paya (jaguar),
61
–
62

Peace Parks Foundation,
230

Peccaries,
55
–
56
,
62
,
78
–
79
,
165
–
166

Pejchar, Liba,
188
–
189
,
192
–
193
,
197
–
202

Peru,
10
,
13
–
14
,
207
.
See also
Madre de Dios region

Pesticides,
168

Pests,
70
,
177

Pfeiffer, E.W.,
224

Pheasant,
267

Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary,
233

Pho Chu,
250

Phobjikha Valley,
260

Photosynthesis,
70

Phyllodes,
190

Pimm, Stuart,
5
,
179
–
180

Pine.
See
Jack pine

Pinker, Steven,
238

Pipariya grassland,
136

Pithecians,
53

Plants.
See also Specific plants

defenses of,
182
,
188
,
189
–
190

extreme habitat specialization and,
101
–
103
,
110

of Foja Mountains,
35
–
37

Pliocene epoch,
169

PNG.
See
Papua New Guinea

Poaching

jaguars and,
76

Javan rhinos and,
230

one-horned rhino and,
117
–
118
,
129
,
147
–
148

Vietnam and,
217
–
218

Pol Pot,
232

Polar bear,
104

Polet, Gert,
222
–
223

Polynesians,
195
–
197

Population density,
4
,
54

Population rarity, geologic rarity vs.,
42
–
44

Porcupines,
170

Powell, George,
50
–
52
,
57
–
65
,
76
–
77
,
162
.
See also
Madre de Dios region

Prairie dogs,
104

Pratt, Thane,
21
,
28
,
194
,
196
–
197

Prayer flags,
248

Predators.
See also Specific predators

in Amazon rain forest,
50

fear and,
32
–
33
,
45
,
221

population density and,
54
,
77
–
78

Prey,
55
–
56
,
64
,
76
–
77

Pronghorn antelope,
104

Protection, recovery and,
46
–
47

Protozoans,
182

Pseudoryx
,
198
–
199
,
219
–
221
,
220
f

Puerto Maldonado,
56

Pumas,
51
–
52
,
54
,
63

Punakha Dzong,
250

Purple loosestrife,
180

Pu'u ‘ ' Trail,
197

Pygmy hog,
127
,
145

Quest species,
12

Rabinowitz, Deborah,
86

Radiation, adaptive,
34
,
184
–
185
,
193

Radio collars,
59

Rain forests, tropical,
49
–
50
,
67
–
74
.
See also
Amazon rain forest; Madre de Dios region

Rana kings,
128
,
129

Ranchland,
171
,
187

Range, narrow,
18
,
50
,
54
–
55

Rapti River,
127

Rarity

allure of,
11
–
12

in community ecology,
5

Darwin on,
18

defining,
3
–
4

forms of,
6
,
51

geographic vs. population,
42
–
44

narrow range and,
18

under national conditions,
10
,
26

relativity of definition,
54
–
55

spirituality and,
149

Rats,
10
,
179
–
180
,
196

Recovery, protection and,
46
–
47

Red List of Threatened Species,
8
,
155
,
170
,
251

Red-cockaded woodpecker,
104

Redwood,
103

Reforestation,
204

Reincarnation,
249
,
253

Relocation, managed,
144
–
146
,
147
,
229

Representation strategy,
247

Reproductive fitness,
17