Notes on the Wild Tomistoma Populations in Western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
Joint Authors
Hassan, Ruhana
Ahmad, Rambli
Md Adzhar, Muhammad Amirul Arib
Abdul Gani, Mohd Izwan Zulaini
Ayob, Anuar
Zainudin, Ramlah
Source
International Journal of Ecology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tomistoma schlegelii, the Freshwater Malayan Gharial or Tomistoma (local name: buaya jejulong), is secretive in nature; thus, very limited information is currently available on its wild population, especially in Sarawak.
The objective of this study is to describe effort in assessing the Tomistoma wild populations in Ulu Sebuyau, Samarahan, and Serian, western Sarawak.
Despite many challenges faced, this research has been successful at different levels.
There was no Tomistoma seen during day surveys (2014-2015) in tributary of Samarahan River (Samarahan), Bunga-Baki River (Serian), and Kepayang River (Ulu Sebuyau).
However, the research team came across two incidents of Tomistoma captured by the local people: (i) an adult male Tomistoma, captured in February 2015 in peat swamp area of Samarahan River tributary, and (ii) a hatchling, caught in Bunga-Baki River in March 2015.
The sightings of Tomistoma in Kepayang River were reported by local people in February 2016; however, no individual was captured.
The presence of hatchling in Bunga-Baki River indicates that a breeding population is most likely to occur in the area, and this gives hope for future conservation of Tomistoma in Sarawak.
All sampling sites recorded almost similar water quality parameters and landscape of peat swamp areas, which previous studies claimed to be the potential Tomistoma habitats.
The findings of this study should help relevant state agencies to step up efforts related to conservation of Tomistoma in Sarawak.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hassan, Ruhana& Ahmad, Rambli& Md Adzhar, Muhammad Amirul Arib& Abdul Gani, Mohd Izwan Zulaini& Ayob, Anuar& Zainudin, Ramlah. 2016. Notes on the Wild Tomistoma Populations in Western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. International Journal of Ecology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hassan, Ruhana…[et al.]. Notes on the Wild Tomistoma Populations in Western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. International Journal of Ecology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hassan, Ruhana& Ahmad, Rambli& Md Adzhar, Muhammad Amirul Arib& Abdul Gani, Mohd Izwan Zulaini& Ayob, Anuar& Zainudin, Ramlah. Notes on the Wild Tomistoma Populations in Western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. International Journal of Ecology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106066
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106066