Tanjung Puting is one of the natural wonders of the world. It
is located in Central Kalimantan We can captivate the purity of the air completely,
the openness of the night sky with the most remarkable view of the Milky Way,
the magnificence and dignity of the gentle orangutans, the thundering downpours
that instantly cool the air, and the clarity of the brilliant crimson sunsets.
Tanjung Puting is also the largest and most diverse
protected example of extensive coastal tropical heath and peat swamp forest
which used to cover much of southern Borneo. The area was originally declared
as a game reserve in 1935 and a National Park in 1982. While the Park has a
checkered history of weak protection, nonetheless, it remains substantially
wild and natural.
Tanjung Puting is covered by a complex mosaic of diverse
lowland habitats. It contains 3,040 km2
of low lying swampy terrain punctuated by blackwater rivers which flow
into the Java Sea. At the mouth of these rivers and along the sea coast are
found nipa/mangrove swamps. Mangroves teem with animal life. Tanjung Puting
also includes tall dry ground tropical rain forest, primarily tropical heath
forest, with a canopy of 30 meters with “emergents” exceeding 50 meters in
height, seasonally inundated peat swamp forest with peat in layers two or more
meters deep, open depression lakes formed by fire, and open areas of abandoned
dry rice fields now covered with elephant grass and ferns. The tropical heath
forest which is called “kerangas” in parts of Borneo, is only found on very
poor, typically white-sandy soils and is characterized by medium-sized trees.
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| the view of tanjung puting park |
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| the inhabitant of tanjung puting park |
The park, which covers territory is home to an amazing array
of wildlife including it’s world famous orang utans. The park is also home to
monkeys, birds and other wildlife, not to mention the pristine vegetation of
the jungle itself. This is a world famous natural treasure which attracts a
growing number of international visitors each year.
It also has incredible jungle at the surrounding. It will be
an amazing place to visit if you’re after a truly outdoor adventure. It is an
oasis of pure clean air, a clear night sky as well as a home to the gentle
people of the jungle – the orang utans.
The orang utans are undoubtedly the best known inhabitants
of the park, made famous through the work of the Orangutan Research and
Conservation Program based at the Camp Leakey research station. Camp Leakey is
an orangutan preserve and the site of the longest continuous study of any wild
animal in the history of science. With around three quarters of the world’s
orang utan’s population living on Borneo, this park is the ideal place to see
these incredible creatures in the wild.
Because the vegetation of Tanjung Puting supports a large
population of animals this park is one of the most important areas in Southeast
Asia for the preservation of primates, birds, reptiles and fish.
References :
http://www.orangutan.org/rainforest/tanjung-puting-national-park
seems interesting.. but ur explanation is too strict.....
BalasHapus