Identification of plant constituents for tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) nest in Batang Toru North Tapanuli

Abstract

Tapanuli orangutan is an endemic animal in North Sumatra that must be protected so that conservation efforts are needed to preserve it. Tapanuli Orangutan nests are the focus of this research. This research is aimed to know the variety of constituents plant the nests of tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), to know the kind of the most dominant plant to construct the nests by Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), the composition of constituents the nests of tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) in North Tapanuli. This research was primery forest Batang Toru National Park. This research using line transect method with 4 transects (transects I, II, III, IV) were used to observe the nest tree and the nest constituent of Tapanuli orangutan. This research results is there are 5 species of of constituents plant the nests with quantity 14 nests. The most dominant tree nest is Syzygium sp (43%), Plant constituent orangutan nests also use the leaves of the Shorea hopeifolia (94.1%), as well as branches of Palaquium gutta (6.6%).