CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LOWLAND ANOA (Bubalus depressicornis) IN SULAWESI
Abdul Haris Mustari(1), Peter Jarman(2) (1) Department of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, PO Box 168, Bogor 16001, E-mail: haris.anoa@yahoo.com (2) Division of Ecosystem Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. ABSTRACT Conservation issues related to anoas include illegal hunting, illegal logging and cutting of trees, rattan collecting and forest encroachment. Management recommendations should aim to conserve anoas in their natural habitats. This in-situ conservation will benefit not only the target species or genus but also all species of wildlife inhabiting the same rain forest. Gazetting areas of remaining suitable habitats of anoas is needed, particularly areas of lowland rain forests that have the highest pressure from people’s activities, such as converting the forests into settlements and plantations or others anthropogenic environments. Stricter law enforcement should be impos...