First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak
Wildlife surveys were conducted in Usun Apau National Park (UANP), Sarawak from Oct 2017 to Oct 2020. This was the first attempt to document fauna diversity in Usun Apau National Park on the UANP plateau at 1200-1400 m a.s.l. On 17 September 2020, 10 AM, we observed an orangutan individual, Pongo py...
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| author | Ahmad Ampeng Jack Liam Boyd Simpson Carl Traelholt Shukor Md Nor Mohd Shamsul Bahri Abdan-Saleman Syafiani Osman Shaffeqe Affendy Zakaria Badrul Munir Md-Zain |
| author_facet | Ahmad Ampeng Jack Liam Boyd Simpson Carl Traelholt Shukor Md Nor Mohd Shamsul Bahri Abdan-Saleman Syafiani Osman Shaffeqe Affendy Zakaria Badrul Munir Md-Zain |
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| description | Wildlife surveys were conducted in Usun Apau National Park (UANP), Sarawak from Oct 2017 to Oct 2020. This was the first attempt to document fauna diversity in Usun Apau National Park on the UANP plateau at 1200-1400 m a.s.l. On 17 September 2020, 10 AM, we observed an orangutan individual, Pongo pygmaeus, over a period of one minute at Libut Camp UANP (E: 114039’.546, N: 2052’36.44) at 1,020 m a.s.l. We also recorded four nests and orangutan vocalisation twice. This observation is important for Bornean orangutan conservation as this was the first orangutan sighting in UANP and well outside the species distribution range for in Sarawak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-951609d64ca44448a6b921697031acfa2022-12-21T21:18:11ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282021-01-0191610.3897/BDJ.9.e6075360753First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, SarawakAhmad Ampeng0Jack Liam1Boyd Simpson2Carl Traelholt3Shukor Md Nor4Mohd Shamsul Bahri Abdan-Saleman5Syafiani Osman6Shaffeqe Affendy Zakaria7Badrul Munir Md-Zain8Sarawak Forest Department, Petra JayaSarawak Forest Department, Petra JayaCopenhagen Zoo, Department of Research & ConservationCopenhagen Zoo, Department of Research & ConservationDepartment of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaSarawak Forest Department, Petra JayaSarawak Forest Department, Petra JayaSarawak Forest Department, Petra JayaDepartment of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaWildlife surveys were conducted in Usun Apau National Park (UANP), Sarawak from Oct 2017 to Oct 2020. This was the first attempt to document fauna diversity in Usun Apau National Park on the UANP plateau at 1200-1400 m a.s.l. On 17 September 2020, 10 AM, we observed an orangutan individual, Pongo pygmaeus, over a period of one minute at Libut Camp UANP (E: 114039’.546, N: 2052’36.44) at 1,020 m a.s.l. We also recorded four nests and orangutan vocalisation twice. This observation is important for Bornean orangutan conservation as this was the first orangutan sighting in UANP and well outside the species distribution range for in Sarawak.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/60753/download/pdf/<i>Pongo pygmaeus</i>orangutan distributionUsu |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Ampeng Jack Liam Boyd Simpson Carl Traelholt Shukor Md Nor Mohd Shamsul Bahri Abdan-Saleman Syafiani Osman Shaffeqe Affendy Zakaria Badrul Munir Md-Zain First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak Biodiversity Data Journal <i>Pongo pygmaeus</i> orangutan distribution Usu |
| title | First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak |
| title_full | First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak |
| title_fullStr | First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak |
| title_short | First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak |
| title_sort | first bornean orangutan sighting in usun apau national park sarawak |
| topic | <i>Pongo pygmaeus</i> orangutan distribution Usu |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/60753/download/pdf/ |
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