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  Antara 19 Aug 06
Javanese long-tailed monkeys threatened with extinction

Malang (ANTARA News) - Protected Javanese long-tailed monkeys (trachiphitecus auratus) are threatened with extinction due to increasing illegal trade of the animal and conversion of forest land into farms.

The director of ProFauna International, Rosek Nursahid, said here on Saturday that the habitat of the animal had been depleted as a result of increasing conversion of forest land into farms making the animal prone to extinction.

"The habitats of the animal are now found in limited areas in Java such as in the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, the Arjuna mountain, the Alas Purwo National Park, the Baluran National Park, the Sempu island and the Hyang hills," he said.

The animal has even been totally extinct in its former habitats in the Panderman mountain and the eastern part of Kawi hills, he said.

Nursahid meanwhile said at least 2,500 monkeys were illegally traded in 2004 in animal markets such as in Surabaya and Jakarta.

The chief of the Petungsewu Wild Animal Rescue Center in Malang, Iwan Kurniawan, meanwhile said that he had recently released 41 Javanese long-tailed monkeys in the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park in addition to some other endangered animal species.

Until July this year the foundation had treated around 263 heads of animals mostly seized through operations.
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