Friday, February 19, 2010

Leopard In Bonggaya Forest Reserve




The day before Chinese New Year festival I went to our smallest unit of Natural Forest Management (NFM) area for the purpose of updating the GPS record in my database. While negotiating a sharp corner and bad road condition I saw a leopard in the middle of the road staring at the car. I quickly look for my camera and when I look back the leopard is gone. Carefully I scan the area and I notice the leopard camouflaged in the felled tree canopy. The next minute it already beside the car curiously looking at me. Then the leopard walk slowly in the forest after few minute. If I take motorcycle as usual instead of car that day, the leopard might keep me that day.