Potensi anoa (Bubalus depressicornis dan Bubalus quarlesi) sebagai alternatif satwa budidaya dalam mengatasi kepunahannya

Abstract

Anoa adalah salah satu satwa liar endemik di Sulawesi (Indonesia) dan dilindungi oleh Undang-undang No. 5 Tahun 1990, dan masuk kategori satwa liar yang rawan dan terancam punah (endungered). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan mempelajari sedikit tentang tingkah laku dan adaptasinya, baik terhadap karakteristik anoa dan pola penanganan, pemberian pakan dan tingkah lakunya, siklus reproduksi dan bihaviornya serta gambaran organ pencernaan, reproduksi serta gambaran perototan pada karkas anoa.

Anoa is one of the wild animals endemic to Sulawesi island of Indonesia. The anoa is protected by law ("Undang-undang No. 5, 1990") and has been classified as an endemic-wild-animal extinction (endangered species). A research had been conducted on this animal, since the second half of 1999 to 2001. The objective of the research is to study and gain knowledge on the animal's characteristics. The studied characteristics are; behavior and adaptation, muscle tissue of the carcass, reproductive cycle, digestive tract, as well as the anoa's feeding and handling methods. Further objective is to find out a solution on the problem of protecting this endangered species. It was suggested that domestication might be one of the problem solving.