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Wilting, A.; Mohamed, A.; Ambu, L.N.; Mannan, T.L.S.; Hofer, H.; Sollmann, R.
Density of the Vulnerable Sunda clouded leopard _Neofelis diardi_ in two commercial forest reserves in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
2012 Oryx (46): 423-426
Recently the Sunda clouded leopard _Neofelis diardi _was recognized as a separate species distinct from the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa of mainland Asia. Both species are categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Little is known about the newly identified species and, in particular, information from forests outside protected areas is scarce. Here we present one of the first density estimates calculated with spatial capture-recapture models using camera-trap data. In two commercial forest reserves in Sabah (both certified for their sustainable management practices) the density of the Sunda clouded leopard was estimated to be c. 1 per 100 km2 (0.84 ñ SE 0.42 and 1.04 ñ SE 0.58). The presence of the Sunda clouded leopard in such forests is encouraging for its conservation but additional studies from other areas, including protected forests, are needed to compare and evaluate these densities.
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