Interesting Information, There Are 18 Black Panthers Observed On Nusakambangan Island

JAKARTA - Dozens of panthers (Panthera pardus melas) are known to live on Nusakambangan Island, said Head of the Cilacap Regional Conservation Resort, Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of Central Java Province, Dedi Rusyanto. It is necessary to re-monitor all points with methods and strategies according to the inventory standards for monitoring wildlife species," he said in Cilacap, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, November 3. Especially for the eastern part of the Nusakambangan Nature Reserve, he said, based on monitoring carried out by the BKSDA through cameras. The trap is known to have four panthers in the area, others are scattered throughout the Nusakambangan conservation area. According to him, the appearance of the panther in the eastern part of the Nusakambangan Nature Reserve is partly because it is a corridor for the movement of the Javan leopard's life. have instincts not to attack humans, because of availability The food inside is still quite sufficient, such as wild boars (wild boar, ed.), mouse deer, deer, and a number of other animals," said Dedi.

Related to this, his party together with other stakeholders are trying to maintain the sustainability of the Nusakambangan ecosystem through patrol activities and tree planting. His party also routinely socializes to the public so as not to disturb or hunt protected wildlife because anyone who violates it will be charged with Law No. 5 of 1990 concerning the Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and Their Ecosystems with a penalty of five years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million. Mentioned about the video recording on social media that mentions a Javan leopard in Nusakambangan, it was recorded by an amateur video by residents. Nusakambangan. In the 30-second video circulating on social media, a leopard can be seen walking leisurely while being immortalized through a resident's camera from above a car at a close distance and it is stated that its location is on Nusakambangan Island. trace the source of the information," said Dedi.