Population of Cuscus

Abstract

Cuscus is one of the animals that has a distinctive morphological character with a limited distribution area, limited reproduction and a serious threat due to habitat degradation and hunting, so that it has been protected by the Indonesian government under Law No. and 5 of 1990 (concerning Conservation of Living Natural Resources and their Ecosystems) and Government Regulation No. 7 of 1999 (concerning the Preservation of Plant and Animal Species) as amended by the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number P.106 / MENLHK / SETJEN / KUM.1 / 12/2018 concerning the Second Amendment to the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number P. 20 / MENLHK / SETJEN / KUM.1 / 6/2018 concerning Types of Protected Plants and Animals. Globally, cuscuses are categorized as threatened under the IUCN and the Appendix II Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). These protection considerations are of course based on species endemicity and population dynamics in the wild as well as hunting threats and habitat degradation.