First record of rare mating behavior of Javan leopard <i>Panthera pardus melas</i> in Indonesia

Anton Ario; Wahyu Murdyatmaka; Awang Gitayana; Gendut Hariyanto

doi:10.4081/tz.2022.120

Tropical Zoology (Oct 2022)

First record of rare mating behavior of Javan leopard <i>Panthera pardus melas</i> in Indonesia

Anton Ario,
Wahyu Murdyatmaka,
Awang Gitayana,
Gendut Hariyanto

Affiliations

Anton Ario: Konservasi Indonesia, Kemang, Jakarta Selatan; Javan Leopard Conservation Forum (Formata), Cisarua, Bogor, Jawa Barat
Wahyu Murdyatmaka: Javan Leopard Conservation Forum (Formata), Cisarua, Bogor, Jawa Barat; Alas Puwo National Park, Kebalenan, Kec. Banyuwangi, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur
Awang Gitayana: Alas Puwo National Park, Kebalenan, Kec. Banyuwangi, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur
Gendut Hariyanto: Alas Puwo National Park, Kebalenan, Kec. Banyuwangi, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/tz.2022.120
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 35, no. 1-2

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We report the first observation of the mating behavior of the endangered Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas) from Gunung Malabar Protected Forest in West Java and Alas Purwo National Park in East Java. We recorded the mating process of the Javan leopard using a camera trap on 20 November 2014 and 22 September 2020. We consider this to be the first record in the wild in Indonesia.

Published in Tropical Zoology

ISSN: 0394-6975 (Print); 1970-9528 (Online)
Publisher: PAGEPress Publications
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: https://pagepress.org/biology/tz/index

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