The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has spotted five endangered cats in the forests of Riau.
WWF
Indonesia tiger research team leader Karmila Parakkasi said Wednesday
that the five cats comprised Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae),
Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi), marbled cat (Pardofelis
marmorata), golden cat (Catopuma temmincki) and leopard cat
(Prionailurus bengalensis).
Karmila said the cats were spotted by
WWF surveillance cameras living between the Bukit Tigapuluh National
Park and Rimbang Baling Sanctuary in Riau.
“Our cameras recorded their activities, passing the same tracks all the time,” Karmila said as reported by Antara news agency.
The
location where the cats were spotted, Karmila said, was also known as
“the corridor”, or the track connecting the two conservation areas.
“The two areas are currently threatened by deforestation,” she continued.
Within
three months of systematic survey using automatic surveillance cameras,
WWF Indonesia has collected 404 pictures of wild cats living in both
areas.
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