Erwin Wilianto, D. Aulia Rahman, D. Satya Chandradewi, I. M. R. Pinondang, H. T. Wibisono. 2021. CATnews 74. Abstract The latest assessment of the Javan leopard Panthera pardus melas for the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM resulted on revised categorization of the species from Critically Endangered (CR) to Endangered (EN). This downlisting was defined […]
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Wibisono H. T., E. Wilianto, R. A. A. Putri2021. Oryx, 55(6), 809–817 The Endangered Javan leopard Panthera pardus melas is endemic to Java, one of the most populated islands, where it occurs in 22 isolated forest patches that comprise ,<9% (c. 1.2 million ha) of the island’s total land area. Fewerthan 400 adults remain in […]
Wibisono Hariyo T.Doctoral Dissertations. Abstract A multilateral effort to establish priorities for global tiger conservation identified 76 Tiger Conservation Landscapes throughout the 13 tiger range countries, 12 are in Sumatra, Indonesia. Despite this designation of conservation landscapes, the status of the Sumatran tiger population is still in question, as existing range-wide density estimates were derived […]
After more than two decades of being classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), populations of Sumatran tigers Panthera tigris sumatrae continue their decline, driven by illegal poaching and retaliatory killing due to conflict with local communities. Meanwhile, rapid forest loss has left tiger habitat fragmented. Industrial-scale agriculture, the main driver […]
Satu keluarga harimau Sumatera mati terjerat di Aceh. Dengan populasi sekitar 600 individu, satwa liar ini terancam oleh tiga aktivitas manusia. Harimau Sumatera satu-satunya spesies harimau yang dimiliki Indonesia setelah dua lainnya menghilang. Populasi harimau Sumatera saat ini berkisar 560-600 individu. Tiga aktivitas manusia yang mengancam populasi harimau. Satu keluarga harimau sumatera (Panthera tigris sumatrae) […]
New Doctoral Grad Works to Protect Sumatran Tigers The smallest of the remaining tiger subspecies, the Sumatran tiger’s stature and striping are perfectly adapted for life in the Indonesian forest. But these adaptations offer little protection from the threats of poaching or habitat loss due to illegal logging, agricultural encroachment and climate change. Scientists estimate […]
Tradisi di masyarakat Jawa menunjukkan, macan tutul jawa adalah simbol kemakmuran dan penjaga hutan yang menyediakan air dan udara segar bagi kehidupan masyarakat. Namun, spesies kucing besar ini sangat terancam punah dan terasing di petak-petak kecil hutan yang tersebar di Pulau Jawa, yang berpenduduk padat di Indonesia. Mongabay berdiskusi dengan ahli biologi Hariyo “Bibah” Wibisono […]
On July 23, 2021, Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA, the Provincial Nature Conservation Agency) West Sumatra rescued a female Sumatran tiger from a palm oil plantation managed by PT. Pasaman Marama Sejahtera (PT. PMS). Currently the Sumatran tiger, later is named as Sipogu, is being taken care at the Kinantan Cultural Wildlife Park (TMSBK), […]