Threats
Javan leopards are threatened by loss of habitat, prey base depletion and poaching due to human population growth and agricultural expansion. Conflict between local people and leopards is also considered to be a main threat to leopards. Java has lost more than 90% of its natural vegetation and is one of the most densely populated islands in the world. Primary forests remain only in the mountainous regions at elevations above 1,400 m (4,600 ft).
With 118.3 million people Java holds 59% of Indonesia’s total population living in 2,286 sq mi (5,920 km2). The human population density far exceeds most other island nation population densities.
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