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Endangered Banteng found in Central Kalimantan19/05/2008 23:43:44
May 2008. In 2005, an Indonesian conservation organisation, Yayasan Orangutan, gathered some information and data about Banteng in Kalimantan. According to the local people, banteng were often seen at saltlicks in the forest. Although the team found their tracks and faeces many times in these saltlick areas, they were not completely convinced of these findings because it was possible that they belonged to domesticated cows that were common in Belantikan. On November 20th, 2007, Yayorin team conducted another survey, and they found two well-preserved banteng tracks; one was about 12 cm x 11.5 cm and another one was about 14 cm x 13 cm. This implied the presence of a male and a female. In addition, the tracks were also found in a habitat dominated by bamboo trees. On April 11th, 2008, two local villagers found two banteng (mother and child) while on a hunting expedition. They killed the mother using spears and captured the calf.. Additionally, some villagers who regularly go into the forest to hunt pigs also encountered more than ten banteng between January and February 2008.
FACTS ABOUT BANTENG (bos javanicus)Status: Endangered Population: 3,000 - 5,000 Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam,Kamboja, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Bali, Kalimantan) Threats: Hunting and habitat loss and/or degradation (agriculture, plantation, forestry, housing) Contact Yayorin (Yayasan Orangutan Indonesia)
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