Leopard Movement in Indonesia

26 Mar 2004 Gunung Halimun and Gunung Salak, Indonesia, Asia Carnivores | Mammals

Syahrial Anhar Harahap

Assessment of Leopard movements from Gunung Halimun to Gunung Salak, Indonesia

Leopard habitat.

Leopard habitat.

This project started on June 2004 and finished on June 2005. This project has supported by Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park authority by permitting the activities of the project, lending 5 camera traps for being used in the project and send one of National Park Ranger as project team and Japan International Corporation Agency by permitting team use their facilities in Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park. Team member of this project were totally seven persons, three from Biodiversity Conservation Indonesia, three local people from nearest village in the corridor and one from National Park ranges.

The Leopard is a top predator and plays an important key in the stability of the ecosystem. This species has been listed as an endangered species in IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals and listed in Appendix I CITES.

This project aims to assess the suitability of these Indonesian corridors for the leopard to cross over from the complex Gunung Halimun to Gunung Salak. This project will also try to fulfil the physical data on the corridor that contribute to its rehabilitation, since the corridor has been disturbed and pressured from its surroundings

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