Daily behavior Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinos sumatrensis) in Sumatran Rhino sanctuary Way Kambas National Park

Indonesia has a high wealth of flora and fauna, wealth is necessary guarded and preserved, one of the wealth fauna owned Indonesia is Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) . This study aims to record the daily behavior of Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Elephant Response Unit Way Kambas National Park Lampung. The method used is focal animal sampling. The method was chosen because it allows the observer to record any behavior that occurs suddenly and quickly by recording animal behavior at certain time intervals. The results obtained from six individual tame elephants that became objects named Karnangin, Aditya, Dona, Wulan, Elena, and Cory consisted of 13 daily behaviors which were dominated by eating. Daily behavior found differences on adult male elephants named Karnangin and Aditya commonly used for patrol activities and when not patrolling. Sumatran elephants need food availability like green plants in their habitat, because less perfect digestion of these animals requires very large amounts of food, 200 - 300 kg of biomass per day for each adult elephant tail or 5-10% of his body weight.Keywords: Daily Behavior, Focal Animal Sampling, Sumatran Elephants

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THE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF CAPTIVE SUMATRAN ELEPHANT IN ELEPHANT TRAINING CENTER, WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK FOR WILDLIFE GENETICS CONSERVATION

BIOVALENTIA Biological Research Journal ◽

10.24233/biov.6.1.2020.173 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Elly Lestari Rustiati ◽

Priyambodo Priyambodo ◽

Yanti Yulianti ◽

Eko Agus Srihanto ◽

Dian Neli Pratiwi ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

In Situ Conservation ◽

Training Center ◽

Conservation Effort ◽

In The Wild ◽

Wildlife Genetics ◽

Way Kambas National Park ◽

Human Conflict ◽

Essential Contribution

Way Kambas National Park (WKNP) is home of five protected big mammals including sumatran elephants. It shares its border with 22 of 37 villages surrounding the national park. Understanding their existence in the wild is a priority, and wildlife genetics is a crucially needed. Besides poaching and habitat fragmentation, wildlife-human conflict is one big issue. Elephant Training Center (ETC) in WKNP is built for semi in-situ conservation effort on captive sumatran elephants that mainly have conflict histories with local people. Participative observation and bio-molecular analysis were conducted to learn the importance of captive Sumatran elephant for conservation effort. Through captive sumatran elephants, database and applicable methods are expected to be developed supporting the conservation of their population in the wild. Participative observation and molecular identification was carried on captive sumatran elephants in ETC, WKNP under multiple year Terapan grant of Ministry of Research and Technology Higher Education, Indonesia. Gene sequence and cytological analyses showed that the captive sumatran elephants are closely related and tend to be domesticated. Translocation among ETC to avoid inbreeding, and maintaining the captive sumatran elephant as natural as possible are highly recommended. Developing genetic database can be a reference for both captive and wild sumatran elephants.

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Morphology and morphometry of adult nematodes on Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Way Kambas National Park area, Indonesia

Veterinary World ◽

10.14202/vetworld.2019.249-253 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 249-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rahmania Prahardani ◽

Lintang Winantya Firdausy ◽

Yanuartono ◽

Wisnu Nurcahyo

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Female Worm ◽

Lateral Lobe ◽

Sem Analysis ◽

Elephas Maximus ◽

Electron Microscopic ◽

Male Worm ◽

Way Kambas National Park ◽

Morphology And Morphometry ◽

Park Area

Background and Aim: Worms from nematodes are the most numerous and the most detrimental in elephants. Most adult worms are located in the digestive tract. Nematode infection is at higher risk in young elephants, which caused several cases such as anemia, hypoalbuminemia, enteritis, and even death. This study aimed to determine the morphology and morphometry of adult nematodes on Sumatran elephants in Way Kambas National Park area. Materials and Methods: Nematode samples were obtained from Sumatran elephants' feces (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, after being given Kalbazen® containing albendazole 1000 mg at a dose of 10 mg/kg by the veterinarian in charge of the National Park area. For the morphological and morphometric examinations, we used an Olympus BX 51 microscope equipped with Olympus DP 12 camera and were conducted at the Parasitology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada. The scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis was carried out at the Biology Research Center of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia). Results: The results of macroscopic observations of the obtained nematodes showed that the nematodes which were found have the characteristics of round, slim, and white color. The size of a female worm was larger than a male worm. Microscopic examination in four anterior papillae indicated that the dorsal lobe in the copulatory bursa was longer than lateral lobe. The result of inspection with the SEM showed a leaf crown consisting of 10 elements, a pair of amphids laterally, and two pairs of papilla in a submedian region. Conclusion: Based on our morphology and morphometry examinations of adult nematodes in Sumatran elephant (E. maximus sumatranus) in Way Kambas National Park area, the adult nematodes which were found are species of Quilonia travancra.

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Ichthyofaunal Diversity in Mangrove Based Estuary of Way Kambas National Park

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/258/1/012024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 258 ◽

pp. 012024

Author(s):

Y Ariyanti ◽

S S Leksikowati ◽

I Oktaviani ◽

R Wardani

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Way Kambas National Park

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Assessment of Fertility Status in the Male Sumatran Rhino at the Sumateran Rhino Sanctuary, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung

HAYATI Journal of Biosciences ◽

10.4308/hjb.15.1.39 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 39-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

MUHAMMAD AGIL ◽

IMAN SUPRIATNA ◽

BAMBANG PURWANTARA ◽

DEDI CANDRA

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Fertility Status ◽

Way Kambas National Park

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Preliminary observations on the Sumatran rhino in Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia

Oryx ◽

10.1046/j.1365-3008.1997.d01-8.x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 143-150

Author(s):

Joanne Reilly ◽

Guy Hills Spedding ◽

Apriawan

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Secondary Forest ◽

Critically Endangered ◽

World Population ◽

Viability Analysis ◽

Way Kambas National Park ◽

The Way

The Sumatran rhino Dicerorhinus sumatrensis is regarded as critically endangered with a world population of approximately 400. In 1991 it was recorded in Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia, 30 years after the park's last rhino was believed to have been shot. A Sumatran Rhino Population and Habitat Viability Analysis (PHVA) workshop in 1993 recommended an immediate survey be carried out to assess the rhino population in the park. The Way Kambas Project recorded observations of rhino sign between 1993 and 1995. Sign was most frequently observed along trails in mature secondary forest. Data from the areas surveyed suggest the presence of at least four rhinos.

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Wildlife knowledge among migrants in southern Sumatra, Indonesia: implications for conservation

Environmental Conservation ◽

10.1017/s0376892903000183 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 192-199 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Philip J. Nyhus ◽

Sumianto ◽

Ronald Tilson

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽

National Park ◽

Ecological Knowledge ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Biodiversity Research ◽

Higher Educational Attainment ◽

Way Kambas National Park ◽

Socio Economic Variables ◽

Demographic Shifts

The value of traditional ecological knowledge for biodiversity research and conservation is widely recognized. The value of wildlife knowledge provided by recent migrants is less clear. Photographs of 10 mammal species were shown to 622 individuals in communities near Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia, to assess wildlife knowledge among recent migrants and to identify socio-economic variables that can be used to identify more knowledgeable informants. Knowledge scores were categorized by taxonomic family, genus and species. Large, charismatic and abundant animals were identified more frequently than smaller and more secretive animals. Higher knowledge scores were significantly associated with males, higher educational attainment and past experience with these animals. Number of years respondents had lived in the area and respondent age were also good predictors of higher scores. The characteristics of animals that were likely to be identified more accurately were assessed. Generic terms used to describe animals can confound individual responses. Biodiversity research, conservation and education programmes frequently rely on ‘local’ knowledge to inform management and policy. This information can be a valuable addition to field-based efforts to identify the distribution and abundance of rare endangered species. With more and more migrants living near the world's wildlife protected areas, care must be taken to understand how human demographic shifts may affect such studies.

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Faktor Pendung dan Peran Brigade Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan pada Balai Taman Nasional bukit Way Kambas

Jurnal Sylva Lestari ◽

10.23960/jsl35104-115 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 104

Author(s):

Sukarman Sukarman

Keyword(s):

Forest Fire ◽

National Park ◽

Fire Prevention ◽

National Forest ◽

Spearman Correlation ◽

Fire Control ◽

Forest Fire Prevention ◽

Correlation Result ◽

Way Kambas National Park ◽

Habitat Damage

During the last 20 years, Way Kambas National Park’s area has experienced of the habitat damage, is among other things caused by a forest fire and to be triggered do not only natural faktor but also effect of is act human being. Role and also worker very needed to take care of and look after Way Kambas National Forest. Objective of this research is to learn the relation between supplementary faktors and roles of brigade of forest fire to forest fire prevention at Way Kambas National Park. Population as well as samples were 41 peoples. Data was analyzed by rank Spearman correlation. Result of research showed that the role and also in contribution of activity of forest fire control was at moderate category and no significance result on correlation between supplementary faktors and roles of brigade of forest fire.Key Word: role, forest fire, national park, brigade.

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The Increase of Sumatran Tiger’s Prey Following Eradication of Melastoma malabatrichum in Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia

Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology ◽

10.22146/jtbb.63972 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 63972

Author(s):

Jani Master ◽

Ibnul Qayim ◽

Dede Setiadi ◽

Nyoto Santoso

Keyword(s):

Wild Boar ◽

National Park ◽

Camera Traps ◽

Encounter Rate ◽

Feeding Ground ◽

Sambar Deer ◽

Way Kambas National Park

The invasion of the planter's rhododendron (Melastoma malabatrichum) in Way Kambas National Park caused the loss of the sumatran tiger preys feeding ground, therefore efforts were made to eradicate the plant. This study aimed to compare the presence of sumatran tiger preys between M. malabatrichum-invaded location and eradicated location. Eradication was carried out by removing M. malabatrichum on a plot measuring 80 x 60 m2. To record the animal visit, the camera traps were placed at the eradicated and invaded location of M. malabatrichum for comparison. The results showed that the M. malabatrichum eradicated location was more frequently visited by sumatran tiger preys. At the M. malabatrichum eradicated location, camera traps recorded 19 species of wild boar having the highest encounter rate (55.23) followed by sambar deer (33.24), and long-tailed macaque (17.43). Meanwhile, at the M. malabatrichum invaded location, camera traps recorded 13 species with wild boar having the highest encounter rate (30.56), followed by sambar deer (14.75), and long-tailed macaque (14.48). Thus, the eradication of M. malabatrichum had a good impact on increasing the number of sumatran tiger preys due to the availability of feed after being free from M. malabatrichum invasion.

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Community Perception on the Conflict between Human and Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847) in Way Kambas National Park

Jurnal Sylva Lestari ◽

10.23960/jsl1898-108 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 98

Author(s):

Popy Pratiwi ◽

Putri Sri Rahayu ◽

Ahmad Rizaldi ◽

Dian Iswandaru ◽

Gunardi Djoko Winarno

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Community Perceptions ◽

Community Perception ◽

Positive Perception ◽

Loss Of Life ◽

Tourist Attractions ◽

Community Conflict ◽

Way Kambas National Park ◽

Conflict Mitigation

The conflict between humans and elephants can cause disadvantages for both humans and elephants in the form of property and loss of life. The objective of this study was to determine community perceptions of the conflict between humans and elephants. Data were collected through interviews with thirty respondents by using a questionnaire as guidance. The respondents were randomly selected from Tegal Yoso Village, Purbolinggo District, East Lampung Regency, which is one of the buffer villages of the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK). The results showed that 100% of the community declared elephants as plant destroyers, and 97% of plant consumers. The results also revealed that 100% of the community has a positive perception by considering elephants as an endangered species and has the potential to become tourist attractions, while 97% or the community considered elephant as a charismatic animal, beautiful, having a strong memory, and sensitive. The community showed awareness of the conservation of Sumatran elephants. It was shown from their attitude in dealing with the elephants that enter the agricultural area by reporting to the authorized officer. The Elephant Response Unit (ERU) in Tegal Yoso and the community need to increase safeguards to reduce conflicts between elephants and humans in the buffer zone of TNWK.Keywords: elephant, community, conflict, mitigation, perception

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