Gallery: Five wild cat species documented in Sumatran forest imperiled by logging

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Published on Monday, 28 November 2011 14:43

In November 2011 WWF released the photos of five wild cats species, taken in a single forest corridor linking the forest of Bukit Tigapuluh and the Rimbang Baling Wildlife Sanctuary in Riau Province, an unprotected area. Among them the Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae). Photos were also taken of the Sunda Clouded-leopard (Neofelis diardi), the marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), the Asian golden cat (Pardofelis temminckii), and the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis).

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Clouded-leopard - Neofelis diardi - (click to enlarge)

© WWF-Indonesia/PHKA

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Golden cat - Catopuma temminckii - (click to enlarge)

© WWF-Indonesia/PHKA

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Marbled cat - Pardofelis-marmorata - (click to enlarge)

© WWF-Indonesia/PHKA

The five cat species documented in the forest corridor represent a wide-range of threat levels according to the IUCN Red List: the Sumatran tiger (Critically Endangered), the Sunda Clouded-leopard (Endangered), the marbled cat (Vulnerable), the Asian golden cat (Near Threatened), and the leopard cat (Least Concern). 

Concession licenses of companies operating in these areas, such as Barito Pacific, should be reviewed and adjusted according to Indonesian Ministry regulations, which state that concession areas with the presence of endangered species should be protected by the concessionaire.