Abstract:Tuowushan Corridor connects the two major local populations of Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in the Xiaoxiangling Mountains. The habitat of giant panda in Xiaoxiangling Mountains is the most fragmented habitat among the six mountain ranges across its distribution. A camera-trapping array composed of 102 infrared-triggered digital cameras (Fig. 1) was employed from 2015 to 2016 to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution of human disturbances in Tuowushan Corridor and surrounding regions. The results showed that grazing was the most frequent human disturbance in the corridor, with a summed detection of 508 (89.7% of all types of disturbance). The human activity mainly occurred in July and November, while the time of grazing varied among different livestock. Cattles (Bos primigenius taurus) were common in October, Yaks (B. mutus) in November, horse (Equus caballus caballu) from July to October, and Goats (Caprinae) generally common except from April to July (Fig. 2). Most disturbances happened in the north-west part within the corridor, and some of them happened in north-east part. The results also implied that the disturbance of Cattle and Goat were contributed by local people from Shimian County, while that of Yak and Horse came from neighbor county. Suggestion on conservation were proposed based on the results, with a highlight that conservation endeavor should also be carried out in neighbor counties, not only in the county where corridor lies in. The results also proved that using camera-trapping to monitor human disturbance is valuable for conservation of protected areas.