Pemetaan Distribusi dan Densitas Monyet Hitam Sulawesi (Macaca Nigra) di Sulawesi Utara
Abstrak: A study on mapping of
distribution and population of Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra)
has been carried out to evaluate the current condition of distribution and
density. This research was conducted from January to November 2009 at 24
locations in North Sulawesi Province. Determination of M. nigra distribution was based on the
information provided by people surrounding the sites and field observation.
Line transect was used to evaluate the density of the monkey with the length
based on the habitat condition and the width was 100 m. The results showed that
monkeys were not found at all of the locations and based on categories, high
density of monkey was only found at Tangkoko-Batuangus Nature Reserve Two
serious problems responsible to monkey population decreasing were hunting for
consumption and habitat destruction. It can be concluded that distribution of
M. nigra in North Sulawesi is meta-population and the current status of the
species as critically endangered is accepted; the conservation of this species
depends on the active management and terminating the factors of population
decreasing.
Penulis: Saroyo, Roni Koneri
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd100171
