Day
4: 17 January.
0745h. Siamang
and agile gibbons heard from Camp. Siamang to southwest,agiles
to east.
0800h. Leave Camp.
Find tapir tracks again at Sungai Durian this time returning to Muara.
0815h. Inspect sambar
wallow near Camp Durian. Heavy rain previously had obliterated clear
prints but signs that the wallow is still in use.
0830h. Tapir track
again at the Muara.
0900h. Find fisherman's
camp on east side of the river.Its composition sunggested it had been
made by fishermen using poison (three layers of smoking racks suggest
hopes of a big catch ).500 m east of Muara .
0945h. Follow Sungai
Sipurak to Pulao Kalong.2 D Nav. Otter species (probably Aonyx cinerea
) spraints seen here. Riverside trails ends at Pulau Kalong. Cross
here and return along river.
1000h. All three
Amorphophallus species seen on river islands. There more fishing
camps found.The newest being possibly two months old. Gaharu collectors
Camp found with evidence of gaharu collecting.
1030h. Fisherman's
camp at Muara destroyed. Return to camp for lunch.
1300h. Follow
Sungai Durian trail to check for evidence of tiger. Usually a resident
tiger is present in the area and passing animals regurlaly pass along
this small river.Prints are easy to see because of the frequency
of sand along the watercourse.
1300h. Tapir tracks
from the previous night.Philautus sp.Frog caught.Rizanthes
colony found alongside trail to Sungai Durian.
1345h. At the small
saltlick / wallow along Sungai Durian evidence that bearded pig have
been using it.these animals are seasonal migrants and many been seen
intermittently in Sipurak.No evidence of new rafflesia (rafflesia
hasselti ) flowers.Two old flowers seen.
1400h. Bearded pig
footprints along Sungai Durian.
1430h. Climb up
to the ridge trail above Sungai Durian.No evidence of tiger was seen.
1900h-2130h. Night
survey to sambar wallow. No new evidence of sambar,but wallow is still
clearly used. Three species of racophorus frogs identified and
four orthoptera captured for photographs.
Day 5 : 18.January
Return along Sungai
Dingin trail and Pematang Jerat to Pondok Pasir.
0730h. Siamang and
agile gibbons heard from Camp Durian.
0800h. Photographs
made of three orthopera species captured last night.
1130h. There siamang
seen along Pematang Bakar trail. Tiger tracks seen along Pematang Bakar.These
were new tracks probably from last night Appeared to have been made
by the same animal as previously recorded here. Camp at Pondok Pasir.
1900h.-2130h. Night
survey around camp for frogs.Four species caught and identified all
belonging to the Ranidae.R.macrodon,R.picturata, R, hosii and
Huai Sumatrana.
Day 6 : 19.January
0530h. From PP one
group of agile gibbons heard calling to the Northwest.
0730h. Group leaves
for Bedeng VII.
0800h. Hear Bucheros
vigil along Lumayang trail.
0815h. Dicrurus
sp.seen.
0820h. Two Bucheros
rhinoceros heard and seen.
0910h. Small snake
Rabdophis chrysargus seen alongside the river Lumayang
0950h. Pair of Bucheros
vigil seen in forest before ujung ladang.
1200h. Pair of Accipter
hawks seen from at Bedeng VII.
Day 1
2 3
4,5,6
Field Trip conducted
by
Jeremy Holden (
FFI ) - Yusuf
Jani Purnomo ( ICDP D ) - Mochammad Saleh ( ICDP A ) - Rudijanta TN
( Nat'l Park Office ) - Tulus Manurung ( Forestry Police ) - Jeffry
Yulius ( Forestry Police ) - Siman ( Guide ) - Eril ( Porter )
Data resources of FFI - ICDP A
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