Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) care management in Ragunan Zoological Park, Jakarta

Abstract

Larisha C, Elfidasari D, Herdiana I. 2015. Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) care management in Ragunan Zoological Park, Jakarta. Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 1: 655-659. The Sri Lankan Leopard are considered as true big cats that can swim, have a solitary personality, opportunistic, and nocturnal. This dimorphism species has a different range of colors from rusty dark yellow to bright yellowish white, different sizes spots, and sets of rosettes to differentiate them from every other leopard sub-species. Various actions have been conducted such as conservations and observations from ex-situ and in-situ habitat to keep these species from extinction status. One of ex-situ conservation area located in Ragunan Zoological Park (TMR) Jakarta. At this location, we have conducted observation activities for leopard care management. List of activities that were observed was feeding, health care, cage hygiene, and behavior observation. The Sri Lankan Leopard care management observation results in TMR are a good category. Leopard fed by nutritious meats and well proportioned, cage cleanliness has been taken care of everyday, leopard health care through the provision of anthelminthic, vitamins A, D, E, and rabies immunization has been given regularly so leopard can survive in a healthy condition, maintained continuity and able to adapt when they are released back into their natural habitat.