Conservation of Proboscis Monkey and Their Isolated Habitat in KualaSamboja, East Kalimantan

ABSTRACT

Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is one of a protected endemic primates of Borneo. Recently, their habitat was damage and their population was decline. Forty percent their habitat have changed the function and only 4.1% are located in conservation areas. Kuala Samboja River is one of proboscis monkey habitat outside the conservation area in East Kalimantan. The area was narrow i.e. only on the right side and left side of the river and a length of 5 kilometers. Besides their area isolated by a variety of land use and community activities, such as settlements, gardens, fish ponds, farms and road. The population of proboscis monkey increased in this area. In 1989, 90 proboscis monkeys were present and 22 years later population increased more than
143 individual and probably divided into 3 all-male groups (AMG) and more than 7 one-male
groups (OMG). The narrowness of the habitat did not rule out proboscis monkey of habitat and into the community land. This condition is extremely vulnerable to conflict with the surrounding community. As area proboscis monkey habitat outside conservation areas, local community involvement in conservation and habitat proboscis monkey very decisive. Yet surely there must be a direct benefit can be obtained proboscis monkey preservation society by doing such. One of the possible is by ecotourism activities with proboscis monkey as its main object. With this system, the local community to actively protect and preserve the proboscis monkey and in return the community to obtain additional income from ecotourism activities.

Keywords: Proboscis monkey, isolated habitat, population, ecotourism

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Proceeding INAFOR (International Conference Of Forestry Researchers) 2011

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2-9

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English

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978-979-8452-45-1

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