(1) Laboratorium Keanekaragaman Hayati, Fakultas Kehutanan Universitas Mulawarman (2) Pusat Penelitian Hutan Tropis Universitas Mulawarman (PPHT Unmul) (3) Alumni Fakultas Kehutanan Universitas Mulawarman (*) Corresponding Author
Abstract
Information from Feces and Foot Tracks of Sambar Deer(Cervus unicolor), and Its Implication on PopulationEstimation
This study aims to investigate Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) ecology from the encounter of pellet piles groups and tracks in the study area. This study was carried out in Swanslutung village, one of the villages in the Paser District, East Kalimantan, where the hunting pressure is still relatively high and local people still depend on hunting for bush-meat of Sambar Deer. Further discussion addresses to find accurate and reliable scheme of population etimate. Average density estimate for the study area, based on the groups of pellet piles count, was 3.01 + 0.17 individuals/km2. Tracks can give information about sex and age classes, some of essential parts to study population dynamic of Sambar Deer. Dispersion of pellet piles groups and tracks can be used in tracking to study home range and territories of the species.
Keywords
pellet piles groups; tracks; population dynamic; Sambar Deer