https://www.hutanhujan.org/updates/12335/kita-membutuhkan-margasatwa-yang-sungguh-unik-ini-fauna-sulawesi
Pulau #Sulawesi merupakan hotspot #biodiversitas. Tidak ada di tempat lain hidup begitu banyak jenis hewan #endemik. #anoa #kuskus #rangkong

#Sulawesi ist ein Hotspot der #Biodiversität. Nirgendwo sonst leben so viele endemische Arten.
Das kleine Wildrind #Anoa, das Hammerhuhn #Maleo, der #Sulawesi-Hornvogel, der Hirscheber #Babirusa, #Koboldmaki und #Makaken sind bedroht von #Nickel, #Sand und #Palmöl
https://www.regenwald.org/regenwaldreport/2024/663/wir-brauchen-diese-einzigartige-tierwelt

#Wallacea is a living laboratory of Earth’s #evolution – and its #wildlife, #forests and #reefs will be devastated unless we all act https://theconversation.com/wallacea-is-a-living-laboratory-of-earths-evolution-and-its-wildlife-forests-and-reefs-will-be-devastated-unless-we-all-act-210890

"Take a look at incredible species such as the #KomodoDragon, #anoa, #tarsier, #babirusa, and giant #bees. These #animals are native to the scattered #islands of Wallacea. That’s before you even start to explore Wallacea’s marine wonders as a part of the #CoralTriangle, an area well known for its extraordinary marine #biodiversity."

I see too many #insect pictures here so here are my unsolicited #mammal pict.

Introducing #endemic #island ungulates from Southeast Asia, #anoa and #babirusa. They are so elusive and rare that you can only got pictures like thia from the captivity.

I have been working on their #PopulationGenomics using opportunistic sampling from skulls and hairs owned by the locals across the Wallacea, which is really fun considering they live scattered across the island.