Habitat Use and Density of the Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) in the Taratak Forest Reserve, Sumatra, Indonesia

Wilson Novarino; Santi N. Kamilah; Agung Nugroho; Muhammad N. Janra; Muhammad Silmi; Muhammad Syafri

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Vol. 14 No. 18 (2005)

Habitat Use and Density of the Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) in the Taratak Forest Reserve, Sumatra, Indonesia

Wilson Novarino^▸^▾
Santi N. Kamilah^▸^▾
Agung Nugroho^▸^▾
Muhammad N. Janra^▸^▾
Muhammad Silmi^▸^▾
Muhammad Syafri^▸^▾

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Submitted: 2 July 2025
Published: 2005-06-01

Abstract

In the present study, we used camera traps to determine habitat use and density of Malayan tapirs in the Taratak Forest Reserve, in Sumatra. This is one of the last few remaining forests where tapirs survive in the island of Sumatra. We wanted to assess the number of animals visiting a salt lick in the Reserve.

References

Foerster, C. R. & Vaughan, C. 2002. Home Range, Habitat Use, and Activity of Baird’s Tapir in Costa Rica. Biotropica 34: 423–437.
Holden, J. Yanuar, A. & Martyr, D. 2003. The Asian Tapir in Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra: evidence collected through photo-trapping. Oryx 37: 34-40.
Kawanishi, K. Sunquist, M. & Othman, S. 2002. Malayan Tapirs (Tapirus indicus): Far from Extinction in a Malaysian Rainforest. Tapir Conservation 11(1): 23-27.
Lizcano, D. J. & Cavelier, J. 2000. Daily and seasonal activity of the Mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) in the Central Andes of Colombia. J. Zool. Lond. 252: 429-435.
Novarino, W. Karimah, S. N., Jarulis, Silmi, M. & Syafri, M. 2004. Habitat Use by Malay Tapir (Tapirus indicus) in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Tapir Conservation 13 (2): 14-18.
O’Brien, T. G., Kinnaird, M. F. & Wibisono, H. T. 2003. Crouching tigers, hidden prey: Sumatran tiger and prey populations in a tropical forest landscape. Animal Conservation 6: 131-139.
Wallace, R., Ayala, G. & Gomez, H. 2002. Lowland Tapir Activity Patterns and Capture Frequencies in Lowland Moist Tropical Forest. Tapir Conservation 11(2): 14.

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Keywords

Habitat use
Camera traps
Malay tapir

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Novarino, W., Kamilah, S. N., Nugroho, A., Janra, M. N., Silmi, M., & Syafri, M. (2005). Habitat Use and Density of the Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) in the Taratak Forest Reserve, Sumatra, Indonesia. Tapir Conservation, 14(18), 28-30. http://www.tapirconservation.org/index.php/tc/article/view/82

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[1] Foerster, C. R. & Vaughan, C. 2002. Home Range, Habitat Use, and Activity of Baird’s Tapir in Costa Rica. Biotropica 34: 423–437.

[2] Holden, J. Yanuar, A. & Martyr, D. 2003. The Asian Tapir in Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra: evidence collected through photo-trapping. Oryx 37: 34-40.

[3] Kawanishi, K. Sunquist, M. & Othman, S. 2002. Malayan Tapirs (Tapirus indicus): Far from Extinction in a Malaysian Rainforest. Tapir Conservation 11(1): 23-27.

[4] Lizcano, D. J. & Cavelier, J. 2000. Daily and seasonal activity of the Mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) in the Central Andes of Colombia. J. Zool. Lond. 252: 429-435.

[5] Novarino, W. Karimah, S. N., Jarulis, Silmi, M. & Syafri, M. 2004. Habitat Use by Malay Tapir (Tapirus indicus) in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Tapir Conservation 13 (2): 14-18.

[6] O’Brien, T. G., Kinnaird, M. F. & Wibisono, H. T. 2003. Crouching tigers, hidden prey: Sumatran tiger and prey populations in a tropical forest landscape. Animal Conservation 6: 131-139.

[7] Wallace, R., Ayala, G. & Gomez, H. 2002. Lowland Tapir Activity Patterns and Capture Frequencies in Lowland Moist Tropical Forest. Tapir Conservation 11(2): 14.