Date:
June 27, 2018
Source:
PLOS
Summary:
The
first robust estimate of the distribution of the Javan leopard offers reliable
information on where conservation efforts must be prioritized to safeguard the
Indonesian island's last remaining large carnivore.
The
first robust estimate of the distribution of the Javan leopard offers reliable
information on where conservation efforts must be prioritized to safeguard the
Indonesian island's last remaining large carnivore. The findings were reported
in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on June 27, 2018 by Hariyo Tabah
Wibisono of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, USA, and
colleagues.
The
critically endangered Javan leopard (Panthera
pardus melas) is one of the most threatened subspecies of leopard. Yet to
date, it has received little conservation attention and its population status
and distribution remain poorly known. To address this gap in knowledge, the
researchers used species distribution modeling to predict the locations of
suitable leopard habitats throughout Java, based on the most extensive Javan
leopard occurrence dataset available.
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