Nur Kholiq

Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember, Indonesia

Meru Betiri National Park Office, Jember, East Java, Indonesia

Adi Sucipto

Meru Betiri National Park Office, Jember, East Java, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/lsb.v2i1.47666

ABSTRACT 

Meru Betiri National Park areas in Java that can support a viable Javan leopard population. The Javan leopard has become a priority species for conservation management after the extinction status of the Javan tiger. Therefore, knowing how the Javan Leopard behaves to improve species management is essential. We conducted a field study using camera traps to determine the daily behavior of the Javan leopard in MBNP. There are 52 grids of permanent monitoring sites for the Javan leopard in MBNP; 6 grids were selected as sampling plots in this study. A monitoring site was established with 73 camera stations, with one station covering 0.5 x 0.5 km2. Individual identification was conducted with WildID Version 1.0, and ad libitum observations will be used to record all possible behaviors. Behavioral data was analyzed to determine the proportion of behaviors and the frequency. The results indicate that the Javan leopard displays nine daily behaviors: walking, observing, standing, cheek rubbing, scraping, urine spraying, claw marking, parenting, vocalizing, and others. Each behavior was observed with a relative frequency of walking (63.25%), observing (14.53%), standing (7.69%), and others. An analysis of the time spent on each behavior revealed their proportion as follows: walking (382 s, 49.29%), observing (208 s, 26.84%), standing (66 s, 8.52%), and others.

Keywords: Behavior, ethogram, leopard, Meru Betiri National Park.