ABSTRACT
Over the past 15 years, the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) has been working with local landowners at a remote research location in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to gain a better understanding of the habitat requirements and movement patterns of Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei). To date, over 70,000 ha (728 km2) of montane rainforest habitat
CONTENTS
9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 159 9.2 Study Area .................................................................................................. 162 9.3 Datasets and Methods ............................................................................... 162
9.3.1 Land-Cover Classi‰cation ............................................................ 162 9.3.1.1 Satellite Data Sources ..................................................... 162 9.3.1.2 Field Data Collection ...................................................... 163 9.3.1.3 Image Classi‰cation ........................................................ 165
9.3.2 Animal Movements ....................................................................... 166 9.3.2.1 Home Range .................................................................... 166 9.3.2.2 Spatial Statistics ............................................................... 167
9.4 Results ......................................................................................................... 169 9.4.1 Land-Cover Classi‰cation ............................................................ 169 9.4.2 Animal Movements ....................................................................... 172
9.5 Discussion ................................................................................................... 174 9.6 Summary ..................................................................................................... 177 Acknowledgments .............................................................................................. 178 References ............................................................................................................. 178
have been set aside for conservation. Known as the Yupno, Urawa, and Som (YUS) Conservation Area (named after the local drainages in the area), it is the ‰rst-ever conservation area established within the nation’s borders under the PNG Conservation Areas Act of 1978.
