A NEW RECORD ON HABITAT OF THE PROBOSCIS MONKEY (Nasalis larvatus) AND ITS PROBLEMS IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA

摘要

The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is a large, sexually dimorphic, arboreal colobine that is endemic to Borneo island. In Indonesia, it is protected by the Act of Conservation of Biological Resources and Its Ecosystem (No.5/1990), the Agricultural Ministry Decree No.327/Kpts/Um/7/1972, and the Government Regulation No.7/1999. In South Kalimantan Province, the long-nosed primate was chosen as the provincial fauna mascot.