PENGAMATAN KEBERADAAN BADAK SUMATERA (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) DI KUTAI BARAT DAN MAHAKAM ULU KALIMANTAN TIMUR
ABSTRACT: Sumatran Rhino
(Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest rhinoceros and the most primitive types
of the five species of rhinoceros that still alive. In the 1990s the status of
the Sumatran rhino population in East Kalimantan never again recorded
scientifically (Meijaard, 1996). In 2013 WWF Indonesia - Kutai Barat find signs
of rhino are supported by the findings of the trail and a video camera
recording automatically. The study aims to determine the status of the rhino habitat
conditions and population. The experiment was conducted in Kutai Barat and
MahakamUlu , East Kalimantan. In this study used a grid of 4x4 km ² ² divided
into 2x2 cells with an area of 240 km² observations which represent 15 % of
Zone 1 ( 1,600 km² ). The results showed high levels of habitat suitability
with a population of 7-15 individuals.
Key words: Habitat, population
Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
Penulis: Ahmad Muslim
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd130248
