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Foraging ecology and diet of Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) in the Sebuku forest area, North Kalimantan Province of Indonesia: Do the choices matter?
Author(s) -
SUBA Rachmat B.,
BEVERIDGE Nils G. P.,
KUSTIAWAN Wawan,
DE SNOO Geert R.,
DE IONGH Hans H.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
integrative zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1749-4877
DOI - 10.1111/1749-4877.12283
Subject(s) - elephas , foraging , ecology , geography , asian elephant , biology
The Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) was identified as a genetically distinct sub-species of the Asian elephant (E. maximus) (Fernando et al. 2003), possibly related to the Javan elephant, which became extinct following the disappearance of the Java-Borneo connection at the last glacial maximum (Cranbook et al. 2008). Nevertheless, Elephas maximus has been listed as an endangered species (EN) on the Global IUCN Red List since 1986 (IUCN 2016). Under Indonesian Law (Government Regulation No. 7/1999 for Preservation of Fauna and Flora), the Bornean elephant is also listed as an endangered species (Azmi & Gunaryadi 2011). This status would emphasize the urgency to conserve the Bornean elephant as an evolutionarily significant unit (Fernando et al. 2003; Alfred et al. 2011). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.