Where Javan leopards thrive, the diversity and abundance of other wildlife species is also enhanced, a new study shows.

Researchers used camera traps across Java from 2020 to 2022 to identify the richness of animal life in areas with more leopards.

Many of these species, such as barking deer and wild boar, are leopard prey, while others, such as dhole wild dogs and Javan rhinos, aren’t.

By Basten Gokkon
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/where-javan-leopards-thrive-so-do-other-wildlife-study-shows/

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Where Javan leopards thrive, so do other wildlife, study shows

JAKARTA — A new study on Javan leopards has found that areas with higher numbers of the endangered subspecies have richer wildlife diversity than those from where the elusive big cats are absent.

^{Basten Gokkon (Conservation news)}