Planning for megafauna recovery in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra

• Main Authors: Lubis, Muhammad I., Lee, Janice Ser Huay, Rahmat, U. M., Tarmizi, Eka, Ramadiyanta, Eka, Melvern, Dewi, Suryometaram, Sasha, Trihangga, Ahtu, Isa, Muhammad, Yansyah, Dedy, Abdullah, Ridha, Ardiantiono, Kendall R., Marthy, William, Jones, Kendall R., Andayani, Noviar, Linkie, Matthew
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Ecology; Large Mammal Conservation; Occupancy; Tiger; Tropical Forest Loss; Landscape Connectivity; Extinction Risk; Rewilding
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171578
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human-induced forest loss has had devastating impacts on biodiversity. Mammal populations in the tropics have been hit particularly hard by the resulting habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation, as well as by overhunting which often goes hand-in-hand. While declines in these populations are gene...