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First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak.

Authors :
Ampeng, Ahmad
Liam, Jack
Simpson, Boyd
Traelholt, Carl
Nor, Shukor Md.
Abdan-Saleman, Mohd Shamsul Bahri
Osman, Syafiani
Zakaria, Shaffeqe Affendy
Md-Zain, Badrul Munir
Source :
Biodiversity Data Journal; 1/22/2021, p1-6, 6p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Wildlife surveys were conducted in Usun Apau National Park (UANP), Sarawak from Oct 2017 to Oct 2020. This was the first attempt to document fauna diversity in Usun Apau National Park on the UANP plateau at 1200-1400 m a.s.l. On 17 September 2020, 10 AM, we observed an orangutan individual, Pongo pygmaeus, over a period of one minute at Libut Camp UANP (E: 114039'.546, N: 2052'36.44) at 1,020 m a.s.l. We also recorded four nests and orangutan vocalisation twice. This observation is important for Bornean orangutan conservation as this was the first orangutan sighting in UANP and well outside the species distribution range for in Sarawak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13142836
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Biodiversity Data Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
148372938
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e60753