Strategic Forest Restoration a Potential Lifeline to Endangered Wild Leopards on Java

Image courtesy of Agung Ganthar Kusumanto/Komunitas Rawayan-Papandayan.

A new study reveals how strategically planting trees in key areas of Java could be a lifeline for the island’s last 320 wild leopards, a rare conservation breakthrough on one of Earth’s most densely populated islands.

Posted: May 15, 2026

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Strategic Forest Restoration a Potential Lifeline to Endangered Wild Leopards on Java

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