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The Conservation Value of Forest Fragments in The Increasingly Agrarian Landscape of Sumatra
Jul
Weiskopf S. R, J. L. McCarthy, K. P. McCarthy, A. N. Shiklomanov, H. T. Wibisono, W. Pusparini.2019. Environmental Conservation. Abstract Destruction of tropical rainforests reduces many unprotected habitats to small fragments of remnant forests within agricultural matrices. To date, these remnant forest fragments have been largely disregarded as wildlife habitat, and little is known about […]
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Identifying Priority Conservation Landscapes and Actions for The Critically Endangered Javan Leopard in Indonesia: Conserving The Last Large Carnivore in Java Island
Jun
Wibisono H. T.,H. A. Wahyudi, E. Wilianto, I. M. R. Pinondang, M. Primajati, D. Liswanto, M. Linkie.2018. PLoSOne, 13:1-13. Abstract With the extirpation of tigers from the Indonesian island of Java in the 1980s, the endemic and Critically Endangered Javan leopard is the island’s last remaining large carnivore. Yet despite this, it has received little […]
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A Revised Global Conservation Assessment of The Javan Ferret Badger Melogale Orientalis
Jan
Wilianto E., H. T. Wibisono.2017. Small Carnivore Conservation, 54: 75-82. Abstract In 2008, Javan Ferret Badger Melogale orientalis was categorised as Data Deficient by The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, indicating that there was too little relevant information to assess its conservation status. According to the 2008 assessment, its known distribution was restricted to […]
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Examining The Shifting Patterns of Poaching from A Long-Term Law Enforcement Intervention in Sumatra
Dec
Risdianto, D., D. J. Martyr, R. T. Nugrah., A. Harihar, H. T. Wibisono, I. A. Haidir, D. W. MacDonald, N. D’Cruize, M. Linkie. 2016. Biological Conservation. Abstract Current levels of illegal wildlife trade for many in-demand species are unsustainable and place them at a heightened risk of extinction. While several Asian protected areas standout for […]
Aug
IUCN The Red List of Threatened Species Goodrich J., A. Lynam, D. Miquelle, H. T. Wibisono, K. Kawanishi, A. Pattanavibool., S. Htun, T. Tempa, J. Karki, Y. Jhala, U. Karanth. Panthera tigris in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 Photo by SINTAS Indonesia, Forum Konservasi Leuser, and Panthera
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Assessing The Distribution and Habitat Use of Four Felid Species in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia
Nov
McCarthy J., H. T. Wibiono, K. P. McCarthy, T. K. Fuller, N. Andayani. 2014. Global Ecology and Conservation, 3: 210-221. Abstract There have been few targeted studies of small felids in Sumatra and there is little information on their ecology. As a result there are no specific management plans for the species on Sumatra. We […]
Feb
Pusparini W., H. T. Wibisono, G. V. Reddy, B. P. Bharata.2014. Catnews, 8: 4-11. Abstract Small and medium cat diversity and spatio-temporal distribution in Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia, was recorded between March and October 2010. A pair of infra-red cameras was set up in each of the 68 locations resulting in 54 independent […]
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Landscape-Level Assessment of the Distribution of the Sumatran Rhinoceros in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra
Jan
Pusparini W., H. T. Wibisono.2013. Pachyderm, North America, 53:59-65. Abstract We conducted the first systematic survey on Sumatran rhinoceros following a robust patch occupancy framework in 3,500 km2 of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP), Sumatra, Indonesia. We surveyed 55 grids (72.25 km2) between November 2007 and July 2008 to generate a reliable estimate of […]
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Using Camera Trap Photos and Direct Sightings to Identify Possible Refugia for the Sumatran Striped Rabbit Nesolagus Netscheri
May
McCarthy J. L., T. K. Fuller, K. P. McCarthy, H. T. Wibisono, and M. C. Livolsi. 2011. Oryx, 0(0), 1-4. Abstract The endemic Sumatran striped rabbit Nesolagus netscheri, categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, is one of the rarest lagomorphs and little is known about its ecology, status or distribution. After nearly a decade […]