Pemantauan Populasi Babirusa Togeanensis (Babyrousa Togeanensis) Di Taman Nasional Kepulauan Togean.

Babyrousa togeanensis is an endemic wildlife of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.
Government development programs and the increased activities of local communities
in the Togean Islands National Park area are causing this animal habitat to be
narrowed. Monitoring the Babyrousa togeanensis population is crucial to updating
their numbers in protected areas to avoid extinction. This study used direct and
indirect observation methods to investigate the Babirusa population at Urulepe Point,
Togean Island. Our study showed that the total population of Babirusa individuals in
the study coverage area was 58 individuals per km2
, higher than the number reported
in the previous year. The increase in the number of Babirusa populations can be
assumed to have occurred due to increased awareness of local people about the
importance of protected wildlife, as well as a piece of evidence that conservation by
the government through the TNKT has been successfully implemented. Environmental
conditions in TNKT are good enough to support the habitat and needs of life and
breeding of Togean Babirusa. The most effective method of monitoring Babirusa was
camera traps because the wildlife avoids humans, making the direct transect strip
method less effective for encountering Babirusa.