KETERSEDIAAN PAKAN GAJAH SUMATERA (Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck, 1847) DI RESORT AIR HITAM TAMAN NASIONAL TESSO NILO KABUPATEN PELALAWAN PROVINSI RIAU
ABSTRACT: The tesso nilo
national park (TNNP) is a nature conservation area located in PelalawanRegency,
Riau Province with an area of ±83,068 hectares. The TNNP is administrativelylocated
in two districts of Pelalawan and Indragiri Hulu in Riau Province. This region
has the type of lowland tropical rain forest, with a height of 50-175 m above
sea level with flat to hillytopography. This research aims to identify the food
source availability for sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus). This
research was conducted at the Air Hitam Resort In Tesso Nilo National Park,
Pelalawan Regency of Riau Province which was held from 27 April to June20,
2016. The locations of the study were divided into three habitat types, namely:
open habitatand swamps, shrub and natural forest. The amount of food for elephants
found at the Air HitamResort TNNP is composed of 39 species of the open habitat
and 7 species of the swamp, shrubhabitat 9 species and 22 species of natural
forest habitat. The overall support capacity of elephant food at the Air Hitam
Resort TNNP with an area of 11,252 ha is 39,472.61 individuals/day and can
accommodate as many as 798 elephants. The number of elephantsfound in the
research sites was as many as 25-30 individuals (seen from the groups of
elephantsspread across the research sites).
Keywords: feed, sumatran
elephants, Tesso Nilo National Park
Penulis: EKO EDI LIA
SUGIYANTO, ERIANTO, HARI PRAYOGO
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd170011
