Ecology and Conservation of Sympatric Tropical Forest Felid Guild : The Wild Cats of Borneo

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48. Ecology and Conservation of Sympatric Tropical Forest Felid Guild : The Wild Cats of Borneo

Tujuan Penelitian : Mempelajari status, perilaku, ekologi, konservasi genetik serta kepadatan populasi spesies kucing Kalimantan, khususnya Clouded Leopard Bidang Penelitian : Biologi Daerah Penelitian : Kaltim Hutan Lindung Lesan di Berau, Kalteng TN. Sebangau, Palangkaraya, Kaltim Hutan Lindung Sungai Wain, TN Kutai, Kalteng Hutan Bawan, Hutan Mungku Baru Lama Penelitian : 12 dua belas bulan, mulai 25 Juni 2013 Mitra Kerja : CIMTROP Dr. Ir. Suwido H. Limin, M.S; Fakultas Kehutanan - Unmul Dr. Yaya Rayadin; Fauna dan Flora International Darmawan Lisanto Abstrak Research Objectives: 1 Investigate felid diversity, distribution and activity patterns in 4 diferent forests throughout Kalimantan e.g. Hutan Lindung Sungai Wain, TN Kutai Kaltim, Bawan Forest and Mungku Baru Forest Kalteng; 2 Investigate clouded leopard density in these habitats; 3 Expand investigation into threats to the Bornean felids including direct hunting of cats and also hunting of their prey base; 4 Establish a camera trapping training course for Indonesian staf and students Bawan Village is located along the River Kahayan ca. 65 km north of Palangka Raya,the capital of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. Theforest starts about 10 km east of the village; the area in between the forest and villagewas previously forested, but was logged and has since sufered repeated burns. Most of this area is now fern re-growth or karet rubber plantations. Bawan Forest supports a high diversity of fauna: a total 15 mammal, 131 bird, 11 reptile, 17 amphibian and 13 Nymphalidae butterly species were recorded in the area. These numbers will all be under-estimates of the true diversity, due to our limited survey period, resources and area coverage. The species found include four globally threatened species of mammal Bornean orang-utan, southern gibbon, 80 Sekretariat Perizinan Penelitian Asing Kementerian Riset dan Teknologi DIREKTORI PENELITIAN ASING DI INDONESIA 2013 marbled cat, and bearded pig, one bird Wallace’s hawk eagle and one reptile spiny hill turtle. A total eight mammal, 26 bird and one reptile species found in Bawan Forest are legally protected in Indonesia. Eight mammal species, one bird and one reptile are protected under CITES, which prohibitsrestricts international trade. Three primates, one bird, three reptile and potentially three amphibian species are endemic to Borneo i.e. found nowhere else on Earth.

48.1 Ms. Susan Mary Cheyne