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| Maddox, T.; Priatna, D.; Smith, J.; Gemita, E.; Salampessy, A. | |
| Rapid survey for tigers and other large mammals | |
| 2007 Full Book | |
SM Bentayan and SM Dangku are two Suaka Margasatwa nature reserves in South Sumatra, Indonesia, administered by the BKSDA South Sumatra. In 2006 Conoco Phillips agreed to fund a rapid survey of each site to determine whether tigers still lived in the area. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) was subcontracted to lead the survey, with fieldwork conducted by members of the BKSDA, ZSL and volunteer parties. The key recommendations following the report are to take swift action in both reserves to counter the various threats recorded. In Dangku, pioneer threats can still be prevented from leading to permanent settlements. In Bentayan, the remaining habitat used by all wildlife needs to be secured as soon as possible. Action should be conducted within a larger framework, both looking at conservation in the landscape as a whole (neither Bentayan nor Dangku is large enough to support sustainable large mammal populations on their own) and conducting a range of activities to support protection measures, including setting up monitoring programmes and working with landscape stakeholders. |
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