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Birds and mammals of the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Timothy G. O'Brien  and
Margaret F. Kinnaird
Timothy G. O'Brien
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society, International Programs, 185th and Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, USA.
Margaret F. Kinnaird
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society, International Programs, 185th and Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460, USA.
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Abstract

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Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in south-west Sumatra is one of the largest protected areas in Sumatra and thus of considerable importance to the conservation of biodiversity in Indonesia. Until recently, little was known of the wildlife in the park. The authors' surveys document the presence of an intact community of the birds and mammals known to occur in lowland Sumatran rain forests. While hunting and collection of forest products threaten a number of plant and animal species in the park, the primary threat to the park's integrity is from agricultural encroachment and expansion of enclaves beyond their boundaries. The future survival of Bukit Barisan National Park and its wildlife requires that active measures be taken to curb non-sustainable exploitation of plants and wildlife. It will also be necessary to resolve land-use conflicts with communities in, and adjacent to, the park.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 1996 , pp. 207 - 217
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1996

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