Indonesia Wildlife Conservation Program

by Sriyanto (Team Leader Staf STP), Santoso, Ali Mashuri (Staf STP), Apriawan (Staf PHPA) dan Udung (Staf PLG)
English Absract This report represents an example of work recently carried out by the Tiger Conservation Teams in Lampung province. Information received by the team related to possible tiger
sightings in a Lampung plantation. During the field surveys no evidence was found that indicated tigers still inhabited the plantation area, however several reports from employees of the company suggested that tigers had been observed on odd occasions in the past. Condition of the habitat, and intensity of disturbance by humans, have created an environment that is unlikely to support any population of tigers now. Other wildlife have also been decimated from the plantation and surrounding forest habitat. Recommendations made by the team included the following; (1) Further surveys should be carried out in adjoining natural habitat in order to confirm the presence or absence of tigers, that could still be occasionally entering the plantation, (2) More intensive coordination should be encouraged between the plantation company and local Forestry Department, in order to ensure that the disturbing influences of the plantation are not allowed to impinge on surrounding natural habitats. Further expansion of the plantation would lead to isolation of several larger forest fragments, and would further restrict the likelihood of migration of tigers into or out of Way Kambas National Park. (3) Close liason with the plantation company is important in order to increase awareness of the nearby national park. At the moment it is recognised that the plantation serves as a strategic and covert point of entry for poachers and other intruders, into Way Kambas National Park.