Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)

Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae), critically endangered mammals native to Indonesia, play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance by regulating prey populations. However, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict necessitate translocation as a conservation strategy. Translocation bec...

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Main Authors: Farhan Reza Pahlevi, Lilik Budi Prasetyo, Dolly Priatna
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Language:English
Published: Bogor Agricultural University 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
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Online Access:https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jpsl/article/view/48630
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Dolly Priatna
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description Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae), critically endangered mammals native to Indonesia, play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance by regulating prey populations. However, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict necessitate translocation as a conservation strategy. Translocation becomes an option when the conflict site is no longer possible as a tiger habitat, and the landscape changes from homogeneous to heterogeneous, causing changes in biodiversity that impact resource changes. Ecological studies on the aspects of space use and suitability characteristics of habitats by translocated tigers need to be conducted to improve survival. This study analyzed the home range and habitat suitability of translocated Sumatran tigers in Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) using GPS collar data collected between June and September 2022. This research was conducted by developing a species distribution model using the Minimum Convex Polygon (MCP), fixed kernel (FK), and maximum entropy (Maxent) programs. The most active time used in moving by Sumatran tigers was in the morning of 06.00–08.59, MCP 492 km2, and FK 98.9 km2. The results of Maxent modelling obtained an average AUC value of 0.88, and the performance of this model was very good. The response shows how the prediction of the Sumatran Tiger's presence changes with each varying landscape value. The total edge contribution is dominant, with a proportion in this model of 35.5% and a Class area proportion of 27.5%.
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spelling doaj-art-5bb716ba97e84ed990ec2542b6ea083c2025-08-20T02:04:26ZengBogor Agricultural UniversityJournal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management2086-46392460-58242025-03-0115210.29244/jpsl.15.2.313Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)Farhan Reza Pahlevi0Lilik Budi Prasetyo1Dolly Priatna2Study Program of Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity, Graduate School, IPB University, Bogor, 16680, IndonesiaDepartment of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, 16680, IndonesiaGraduate School of Environmental Management, Pakuan University, Bogor, 16129, Indonesia Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae), critically endangered mammals native to Indonesia, play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance by regulating prey populations. However, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict necessitate translocation as a conservation strategy. Translocation becomes an option when the conflict site is no longer possible as a tiger habitat, and the landscape changes from homogeneous to heterogeneous, causing changes in biodiversity that impact resource changes. Ecological studies on the aspects of space use and suitability characteristics of habitats by translocated tigers need to be conducted to improve survival. This study analyzed the home range and habitat suitability of translocated Sumatran tigers in Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) using GPS collar data collected between June and September 2022. This research was conducted by developing a species distribution model using the Minimum Convex Polygon (MCP), fixed kernel (FK), and maximum entropy (Maxent) programs. The most active time used in moving by Sumatran tigers was in the morning of 06.00–08.59, MCP 492 km2, and FK 98.9 km2. The results of Maxent modelling obtained an average AUC value of 0.88, and the performance of this model was very good. The response shows how the prediction of the Sumatran Tiger's presence changes with each varying landscape value. The total edge contribution is dominant, with a proportion in this model of 35.5% and a Class area proportion of 27.5%. https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jpsl/article/view/48630Habitat suitability, Maxent, Movement, Spatial modeling, Sumatran tiger
spellingShingle Farhan Reza Pahlevi
Lilik Budi Prasetyo
Dolly Priatna
Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Habitat suitability, Maxent, Movement, Spatial modeling, Sumatran tiger
title Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
title_full Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
title_fullStr Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
title_full_unstemmed Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
title_short Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
title_sort movement patterns and habitat suitability of translocated sumatran tigers panthera tigris sumatrae
topic Habitat suitability, Maxent, Movement, Spatial modeling, Sumatran tiger
url https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jpsl/article/view/48630
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