Javan Leopard Vanishing, The Last Black Panther

Javan Leopard that I myself could not see it directly; currently his existence began to be threatened. Moreover in several conservation areas like the Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) was not found again, these Javan Leopard tracks vanished. The "big possibility that Javan Leopard has disappeared " said Section's" headword of the Protection of the Forest and Conservation of Nature the Kehutanan Service, Kabupaten Lebak, Noerly Edlimar, on Saturday (in March 7.2009).

Javan Leopard or Black Panther (Panthera pardus melas) that in Indonesian was acknowledged as “Macan Kumbang” was the night animal (nocturnal) they measuring big, had the sharp sight and smelling. Their fur was shiny black as being proper for the beetle, as well as was decorated with the dark feature of spots that only was seen if being affected by the clear rays. These characteristics were also received to Female Javan Leopard, only the Female has smaller size.

They were the skilled to climb the tree. The tree also became their hiding place and put hunting prey especially who had the big body like the dog, deer and the other mammalian kind. This tiger was classified as the loner's animal. Only gathered when the season was married arrived. Javan Leopard was the only one species that available in the Java-Indonesia. Javan Leopard was recorded had never bitten humankind.

You could find some Javan Leopard populations in the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park. And possibly the amount will continue to descend resulting from the conduct of humankind that held the activity like the mining of gold illegally, hunting, expanding forest for home, etc.. Because of that Javan Leopard evaluated as being threatened Extinct in IUCN Red List and was registered in CITES Appendix I. this Fauna was protected in Indonesia, that was included in UU No.5 in 1990 and PP No.7 in 1999.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Genus: Panthera

Spesies: P. pardus

Subspecies: P. p. melas

Source :

http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macan_kumbang

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/cetak/2009/03/03/64006/89/14/Macan_Kumbang_Sulit_Ditemukan_di_TNGHS.html

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