IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group - Digital Cat Library |
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
| Wibisono, H.T. | |
| Survey, Assessment and Conservation of the Sumatran Tiger _( Panthera tigris sumatrae)_ in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park | |
| 2001 Full Book | |
During the first year of the project we established a survey method that provides robust and replicable results based on standardized statistical sampling in a stratified random block design. Tigers were recorded at every site surveyed, with the highest density being recorded in the southern portion of the park. Our photo-trap results demonstrated that BBSNP supports a full complement of Sumatra's charismatic mammals, including 33 mammal species, 6 bird species, and 1 reptile species, many of which were new species records for the park. These important data have since been used to draw government and NGO attention to BBSNP, an area that previously was under-appreciated as a critical conservation area. During the second year of the project, we completed the park-wide survey, covering three additional sites in the central section of the park and two additional sites in the northern section. Original estimates of the tiger population in BBSNP in the early 1990s put the number at 70 individuals; however, based on the results of our survey, we estimate there to be fewer - 45 to 50 adults. We also found tigers and their prey are more abundant in the southern region of the park. It appears that hunting of tigers and their prey is the greatest threat to their persistence. We found the most evidence of hunting in the central part of the park. Also this year, we conducted a GIS analysis of the park and updated our habitat analysis. Preliminary analysis indicates that approximately 28% of the park's forests have been converted since 1985. We initiated training of Indonesian Conservation Department (PKA) staff in camera trap-monitoring techniques so that they will have the skills to maintain a long-term monitoring program. And, we sparked collaborations between local NGOs to create low-level lobbying efforts for better tiger conservation in Lampung Province. And finally, as a next step for the project, we initiated more thorough tiger density estimation sampling in the southern region of the park. We report on these findings and more below. |
|
 |
PDF files are only accessible to Friends of the Cat Group. Joining Friends of the Cat Group gives you unlimited access and downloads in the Cat SG Library for one year, and allows you to receive our newsletter Cat News (2 regular issues per year plus special issues). More information how to join here |
(c) IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group ( IUCN - The World Conservation Union) |