A Leopard Recorded By A Trap Camera In The Mount Sanggabuana Area, Karawang

The Javan leopard was caught on camera trapping roaming the forest of Mount Sanggabuana, Karawang, West Java. (Photo: Antara/Dedi Mulyadi Documentation)

JAKARTA - A Javan leopard was caught by a trap camera installed by the Sanggabuana Wildlife Expedition team in the forest area of Mount Sanggabuana, Karawang Regency, West Java. Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives Dedi Mulyadi, who was involved in the Sanggabuana Wildlife Expedition, when contacted from Karawang, reported by Antara, Monday, September 20. According to him, the expedition team's camera traps also recorded the presence of deer, civets, and wild boars in the Sanggabuana forest area. .

The Javan leopard is a protected animal that cannot be hunted according to the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry. Dedi said that Mount Sanggabuana will be proposed as a national park so that wild animals in the area are more protected. The entire area of Mount Sanggabuana is protected by the state," he said.