Spatial distribution model of anoa, <i>Bubalus</i> spp., in Tanjung Peropa Wildlife Reserve.

ABSTRACT: Anoa (Bubalus spp.) are an endemic species that inhabits the forests of Sulawesi, but are threatened with extinction due to hunting and habitat destruction. Despite these pressures, they temporally adapt to fragmented lowland forests near rivers with food availability. In the Tanjung Peropa Wildlife Reserve, an isolated habitat patch, we used MaxEnt modelling to assess environmental factors influencing their distribution in support of a comprehensive species conservation programme. We used 233 anoa presence data points from footprints, faeces, food remnants, horn rubbing marks, wallowing areas and shelter locations during field surveys and 13 environmental variables. The MaxEnt model showed excellent performance (AUC 0.923), fruit-feeding trees presence contributing most (41.1%), fo

SUBMITTER: Aso OP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12329418 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature