A Javan Badak Children Recorded With Activities Cameras At The Edge Of Kulon Banten

A Javan rhino calf and its mother were caught on a camera trap taking off in Ujung Kulon National Park. (ANTARA/HO-Ministry of Environment and Forestry)

BANTEN - The Javan Rhino Monitoring Team managed to record the activity of a female Javan rhino calf in Ujung Kulon National Park, Pandeglang, Banten Province. The monitoring was carried out from July to September 2023.

"Let's save the Javan rhinoceros which only exist in Ujung Kulon National Park. Hopefully the Javan rhino calf is healthy and sustainable," said Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Satyawan Pudyatmoko in Jakarta, Thursday, October 5, quoted by Antara. satyawan explained that the Javan rhino cub caught on camera traps is the fourth child of a 12-year-old parent named Kasih who has ID number 032,2011 as an identity. The happy news was actually suspected when the Javan rhino Monitoring Team Ujung Kulon National Park found traces of the Love rhino that did not blend between the back leg and the front leg. This indicates that there were obstacles in the front leg that were blocked by pregnancy. The body of love was previously reported to have given birth to three children, namely Duba with identity number ID 053,2013, Wira identity number ID 074,2015 and Sekar identity number ID 086,2021.

The data is corroborated by a video clip in February 2023 showing the rhino Kasih caught on camera in a pregnant condition. In April 2023, the Javan Rhino Monitoring Team Ujung Kulon National Park also found traces of 15/14 centimeters of size and dirt on the same grid when the previous treads and camera traps were found. "With the existing data, it is possible for the Javan rhino calf to be born in February 2023. The Javan rhino calf individuals were then given the code ID 092,2023," he said.

He further said that the Javan rhino security program in the Ujung Kulon peninsula area is quite effective in securing the rhino habitat area, so that rhinos can breed well. "The birth is the success of the Indonesian people in efforts to conserve Javan rhinos considering that currently Javan rhinos in the world only exist in Ujung Kulon Indonesia National Park," he concluded.