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Sastramidjaja, W.J.; Cheyne, S.M.; Loken, B.; Macdonald, D.M.
The bay cat in Kalimantan, new information from recent sightings
2015 Cat News (62): 10-11
Through the use of camera traps we present new information on the distribution of bay cats _Catopuma badia_ in Kalimantan including two new confirmed locations. Nine sites were surveyed between 2011-2014 across Central and East Kalimantan. All new photographs were taken during daylight hours and only 1 of 4 cats was captured near water. We consider the presence and non-detection of bay cats in different forest types and at different elevations noting that the photos were obtained from cameras placed at or higher than the average altitude of the whole camera grid at each site and all from disturbed forest. The distribution of cameras is not believed to affect detection of bay cats as long as all micro-habitat types are surveyed. We highlight the priority of peat-swamp forests for additional survey effort.
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