IUCN The Red List of Threatened Species Goodrich, J., Wibisono, H., Miquelle, D., Lynam, A.J., Sanderson, E., Chapman, S., Gray, T.N.E., Chanchani, P. & Harihar, A. Panthera tigris in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. The tiger has been reassessed, with new figures revealing that there are currently between 3,726 and 5,578 tigers in the […]
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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, […]
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Selamat Hari Harimau Sedunia!Apresiasi terhadap para pihak yang telah terlibat atas diterbitkannya re-assesmen status konservasi harimau secara global oleh The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Status harimau telah dinilai kembali, dengan angka baru mengungkapkan bahwa saat ini ada antara 3.726 dan 5.578 harimau di alam liar di seluruh dunia. Peningkatan 40% sejak penilaian […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Peer-Reviewed Paper
Integrating Javan leopard conservation into a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in East Java, Indonesia
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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 […]
Peer-Reviewed Paper
An Island-Wide Status of Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) and Principal Prey in Sumatra, Indonesia
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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 […]
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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 […]