Enviro News Asia, Jakarta – Good news for the world of conservation. Another Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) was born at the Pangandaran Javan Banteng Reintroduction Center, located in the Pananjung Pangandaran Nature Reserve, Pangandaran Regency, West Java, on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 6:13 p.m. local time. Earlier, on Sunday, July 27, 2025, another Javan banteng was also born at the same location.
This means that in just two weeks, two Javan banteng have been born at the Pangandaran Javan Banteng Reintroduction Center in Pangandaran Regency, West Java.
The calf born on August 7, 2025, is from a female banteng named Bindi. This female was released into her natural habitat by the Minister of Forestry on December 11, 2024, along with three other individuals, in conjunction with the inauguration of the Pangandaran Javan Banteng Reintroduction Center, which operates under the West Java Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA). Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni named the newly born calf Haruni.
The Pangandaran Javan Banteng Reintroduction Center follows a semi-natural breeding concept with a total of two pairs, or four individual Javan banteng. These breeding individuals come from three conservation institutions:
Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor – one female named Uchi.
Taman Safari Indonesia Prigen – one female named Bindi.
Taman Safari Indonesia Gianyar, Bali – two males named Bejo and Senta.
The reintroduction program at the Pananjung Pangandaran Nature Reserve aims to increase and strengthen the Javan banteng population in the area.
The Pangandaran Javan Banteng Reintroduction Center covers an area of approximately 5 hectares, where the four banteng are monitored by nine field staff who provide care and protection.
Their duties include feeding, providing additional nutrients, conducting health checks, monitoring breeding cycles, maintaining enclosure conditions, and managing the grazing fields and fences.
This program is a collaborative conservation effort involving the Ministry of Forestry through BBKSDA West Java, Taman Safari Indonesia, PT Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II Limited, the Pangandaran Regency Government, and local communities.
Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (KSDAE) Satyawan Pudyatmoko expressed his joy and appreciation to BBKSDA West Java and its partners for the birth of the banteng calf.
He also noted that this birth is a gift in celebration of Indonesia’s National Nature Conservation Day (Hari Konservasi Alam Nasional – HKAN), which is commemorated annually on August 10. (*)
