Way Kambas National Park is representative of lowland forest ecosystem consisting of freshwater swamp forest, prairie alang-alang/semak shrub, and coastal forests in Sumatra. This area consists of a freshwater swamp forest, meadow and forest grove alang-alang/semak brackish / beach with the type of flora: Api-api (Avicenia marina), Pidada (Sonneratia sp.), Nipah (Nypa fructicans), Gelam (Melaleuca leucadendron), Salam (Eugenia polyantha), Rawang (Glocchidion boornensis), Ketapang (Terminalia cattapa), Sea Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), Pandan (Pandanus sp.), Puspa (Schima walichii), Meranti (Shorea sp.), Oil (Diptorecapus gracilis), Merbau (Instsia sp.), Pulai (Alstonia angustiloba), Bayur (Pterospermum javanicum), Keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), Laban (Vitex pubescens) and others.
Way Kambas National Park is the habitat of the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus), the Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrensis), Tapir (Tapirus indicus), Bears (Helarctos malayanus), coyote (Cuon alpinus), deer (Cervus unicolor), jungle chicken (Gallus gallus), hornbills (Buceros sp.), gibbon (Hylobates moloch), Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus), forest Duck (Cairina scutulata), Pecuk Snake Bird (Anhinga melanogaster ) and etc.
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| Elepant Atraction In Way Kambas Park |
Tourism Potential
Location Elepant attractions:
The best visiting season in July to September. Some locations / attractions to visit include:
Elephant Training Center (PLG) Karangsari
Wild elephants are trained at the Elephant Training Center (PLG) is located 9 km from the gate signpost Ijo was founded in 1985 and has produced approximately 290 trained elephants. The elephants can be used as elephant rides, attractions, transport timber and plow fields. At the Elephant Training Center can be watched Coach and educate and train wild elephants, elephant witnessed incredible (playing football, dancing, shaking hands, respectful, draping flowers, tug of war, swimming and many other attractions).
Way Kambas Park also used for camping activities, Indonesian Scout activities.
Right Way, for research activities and the Sumatran rhino breeding facility and a natural laboratory researchers homeless.
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| Way Kambas Park Map |
1. Sumatran rhino conservation
First Sumatran rhino and can be found from the Himalayan foothills in Bhutan and East India. spread throughout Myanmar, Thailand. Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and peninsular Malaysia (Sajudin, 1980). In Way Kambas National Park is representative of lowland forest ecosystem consisting of freshwater swamp forest, prairie alang-alang/semak shrub, and coastal forests in Sumatra. This area consists of a freshwater swamp forest, meadow and forest grove alang-alang/semak brackish / beach with the type of flora: Api-api (Avicenia marina), Pidada (Sonneratia sp.), Nipah (Nypa fructicans), Gelam (Melaleuca leucadendron), Salam (Eugenia polyantha), Rawang (Glocchidion boornensis), Ketapang (Terminalia cattapa), Sea Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), Pandan (Pandanus sp.), Puspa (Schima walichii), Meranti (Shorea sp.), Oil (Diptorecapus gracilis), Merbau (Instsia sp.), Pulai (Alstonia angustiloba), Bayur (Pterospermum javanicum), Keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), Laban (Vitex pubescens) and others.
Indonesia can be found on the island of Sumatera
and Borneo. Number of Sumatran rhinos still alive when we hold
less expected and 500 tails and dispersed among lebib and 35 locations in Indonesia and
Malaysia (AsRSG-SSC/IUCN. 1998). In Indonesia (Sumatera) Sumateran rhino is estimated only 213-285 STAYED tail spread across 17 locations including several National Park on the island of Sumatera indoesia, among others Leuseur Mountain National Park, Keninci Seblat National Park, National Park and Yosemite National Banisan Hill Way
Kambas (DG PHPA and YMR. 1994).
The existence of the Sumatran rhino in Way Kambas National Park barn ascertained in 1993. after students Unitiersitas Southarnton scored two sizes traces Sumatran rhino mother and calf, estimated at that time there were 5 rhinos in Way Kambas.
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| Sumatera Rhino Consevation In Way Kambas Park |
However, since the installation of camera traps in 1997 in Way Kambas National Park
population is estimated there are about 15-24 tail (Surnatran Tiger Pvject, 1998) The amount
and over the years continued to decline. In the last 10 years mi, experts
estimates that there has been a decline in the number of rhinos and the Sumatran over 50%.
The main cause is due to the many activities of poaching and the destruction of forests as habitat.
Rhino was not confined to Indonesia, but also has become a concern International. Therefore across various forms of threats to stop rhino is pelestanian tanung our shared responsibility. Pelestaniannya requires the participation of many parties, particularly the involvement of the community living around the area where the rhino.
2. Sumatran tiger conservation
Insights, Scope And Purpose
Sumatran tiger conservation activities in TNWK is one embodiment or manifestation of which PKHS as outlined in the Sumatran Tiger Conservation Strategy in Indonesia (PHPA DG, 1994), particularly for tiger conservation program in its natural habitat (in-situ).
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| Sumatran tiger Conservation |
Activities begin at TNWK since 1995-1999 as the Sumatran Tiger Rescue Project (Suma-tran Tiger Project). In 2002 HS conservation activities into a program; Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program or the Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program (PKHS / STCP) PKHS is a program of cooperation in the field of conservation between DG HS. Protection and Nature Conservation, Ministry of Forestry and The Tiger Foundation (TTF), Canada and The Sumatran Tiger Trust, UK as one manifestation of a sense of shared responsibility for the fate of the tiger today and the future in Indonesia. The focus of the cooperation program covering all activities oriented on rescue efforts and perl-indungan tigers in their natural habitat (in-situ), such as: study of tiger population dynamics, ecological needs, mapping and distribution living areas, technology transfer, public awareness campaigns and the development of socio-economic approach to rescue the Sumatran Tiger,
in addition to the park Way Kambas national, other locations for conservation of Sumatran tigers in the Kerinci national park eleven, Jambi province
Physical characteristics
Sumatran tiger has the most body relatively small compared to all the sub-species of tigers are alive today.
Adult male can have up to 60 cm high and long from head to toe at 250 cm and weighing up to 140 kg. Tigress had an average length of 198 cm and weighing up to 91 kg.
Sumatran tiger skin color is the darkest of all tigers, ranging from reddish yellow to dark orange.
threat
Sumatran tigers are on the edge of extinction because of habitat loss of control, a reduced number of prey species, and hunting. 2008 report released by TRAFFIC - the program of the WWF and the World Conservation organizations, IUCN, for the wildlife trade monitoring - find a flourishing illegal market into the domestic market and open trade in Sumatran tiger body parts. In the TRAFFIC study revealed that at least 50 Sumatran tigers have been hunted annually in the period 1998-2002. Harsh crackdown to stop tiger poaching and trade should be carried out in Sumatra.
Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus), the Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrensis), Tapir (Tapirus indicus), Bears (Helarctos malayanus), coyote (Cuon alpinus), deer (Cervus unicolor), jungle chicken (Gallus gallus), hornbills (Buceros sp.), gibbon (Hylobates moloch), Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus), forest Duck (Cairina scutulata), Pecuk Snake Bird (Anhinga melanogaster ), Api-api (Avicenia marina), Pidada (Sonneratia sp.), Nipah (Nypa fructicans), Gelam (Melaleuca leucadendron), Salam (Eugenia polyantha), Rawang (Glocchidion boornensis), Ketapang (Terminalia cattapa), Sea Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), Pandan (Pandanus sp.), Puspa (Schima walichii), Meranti (Shorea sp.), Oil (Diptorecapus gracilis), Merbau (Instsia sp.), Pulai (Alstonia angustiloba), Bayur (Pterospermum javanicum), Keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), Laban (Vitex pubescens), way kambas national park, lampung indonesia, conservation placed, Destination Tourism, tour and traveling
