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Learn How to Use the Maximum Entropy for Modelling of Sumatran Tiger Habitat Suitability

Salah satu tahapan mitigasi konflik manusia dan harimau adalah pelepasliaran kembali harimau yang telah tertangkap saat terjadinya konflik. Tahapan ini membutuhkan analisa yang kuat agar harimau yang dilepasliarkan tidak akan kembali ke area pemukiman. Di sisi yang sama, area pelepasliaran juga perlu dipastikan dapat menjadi habitat yang ideal bagi harimau tersebut.   Awal Bulan Oktober […]

Balancing Act: Sharing Space with Tigers in West Sumatera

While a large portion of the Sumatran tiger population lives within the protection of national parks, up to 70 percent of Sumatran tiger habitat lies outside this protected area network. This means that substantial numbers of Sumatran tigers may live in heavily isolated, non-protected, marginal habitats—leading to a high incidence of interaction with people. Agriculture, […]

Pocket Book: Hiduik Badakekan jo Inyiak Balang

The Sumatran tiger is subspecies of the tiger and native to Indonesia and currently have critically endangered status. Meanwhile in West Sumatra, tigers are commonly called “Inyiak” which mean the elders or the keepers.  Those placed the tigers in important role in Minang social and culture. We can see the ancestors demonstrate the profound value […]

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 […]

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 […]