Author Archives: SINTAS Indonesia

SINTAS Indonesia 2021 in Pictures

2021 is all wrapped…! We have a lot of experiences to be grateful for. Even if it’s been challenging year just like a year before because of pandemic, we continued to carry out our field activities together with our partners. What we’ve done and achieved this year were almost impossible without the support of our […]

Integrating Javan leopard conservation into a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in East Java, Indonesia

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 […]

Bahaya Mengancam Si Belang

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) […]

Earning His Stripes

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 […]

Macan Tutul Jawa, Sang “Penjaga” Hutan yang Semakin Terdesak Hidupnya

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 […]

Bring Sipogu Back to Her Home

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), […]