Open AccessA camera trap record of Asiatic Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in State Land Forest, Merapoh, Pahang, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Lukman Ismail,
Syafiq Sulaiman,
Muhammad Izzat Hakimi Mat Nafi,
Muhammad Syafiq Mohmad Nor,
Nur Izyan Fathiah Saimeh,
Nabihah Mohamad,
Ainur Izzati Bakar,
Nurul Izzati Adanan,
Nor Azmin Huda Mahamad Shubli,
Muhamad Hamirul Shah Ab Razak,
Ai Yin Sow,
Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Karim,
Muhamad Azahar Abas,
Nor Hizami Hassin,
Norashikin Fauzi,
Aainaa Amir,
Kamarul Hambali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6492.13.6.18651-18654
Subject(s) - wildlife , geography , camera trap , forestry , national park , atlantic forest , nature reserve , ecology , archaeology , biology
The Asiatic Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii is poorly studied in Peninsular Malaysia. We deployed 12 camera traps to assess the wildlife diversity in the unprotected State Land Forest of Merapoh, Pahang State. During the period from August to October 2019, one Asiatic Golden Cat was photographed at a single camera trap station. This record outside the protected area network emphasizes the importance of wildlife corridors. This State Land Forest is located between Forest Reserve and Taman Negara National Park. Therefore, appropriate conservation measures must be taken in order to maintain this site as a wildlife corridor.