West Bali National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 West Bali NP
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| Location | Bali, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 8°8′S 114°29′E / 8.133°S 114.483°ECoordinates: 8°8′S 114°29′E / 8.133°S 114.483°E |
| Area | 190.02 km² |
| Established | 1995 |
| Visitors | 5,592 (in 2007[1]) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Forestry |
West Bali National Park (in Indonesian Taman Nasional Bali Barat) is located on the north western side of Bali, Indonesia. The park covers around 190 square kilometres (73 sq mi), of which are 158 square kilometres (61 sq mi) land and the remainder is sea[2]. This is approximately 5% of Bali's total land area. To the north, it includes a 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) long beach, reef and islets. A seaport at Gilimanuk is west of the park, and the village of Goris is to the east. The National Park can be reached by roads from Gilimanuk and Singaraja, or by using ferries from Ketapang, Java.
There are several habitats in the national park, a savanna, mangroves, montane and mixed-monsoon forests, and coral islands.[3] The center of the park is dominated by remnants of four volcanic mountains from Pleistocene era, with Gunung Patas at 1,412 metres (4,633 ft) its highest elevation.
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[edit] Flora and fauna
Some 160 species can be found inside the park, including the Banteng, Barn Swallow, Black-naped Oriole, Black Racket-tailed Treepie, Crested Serpent-eagle, Crested Treeswift, Dollarbird, Hawksbill Turtle, Indian Muntjac, Java Sparrow, Javan Lutung, Large Flying Fox, Leopard Cat, Lesser Adjutant, Long-tailed Shrike, Milky Stork, Pacific Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Rusa Deer, Sacred Kingfisher, Savanna Nightjar, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Water Monitor, Wild Boar, Yellow-vented Bulbul and the critically endangered Bali Starling.
There are several endangered flora species in this national park, such as: Pterospermum diversifolium, Antidesma bunius, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Steleochocarpus burahol, Santalum album, Aleuritas moluccana, Sterculia foetida, Schleichera oleosa, Dipterocarpus hasseltii, Garcinia dulcis, Alstonia scholaris, Manilkara kauki, Dalbergia latifolia and Cassia fistula.
[edit] Donation
In June 2011, West Bali National Park has received for released 60 endangered Jalak Bali (Leucopsar rothschildi), 40 from Surabaya Zoo and 20 from Taman Safari Indonesia.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Forestry statistics of Indonesia 2007, retrieved 20 May 2010
- ^ http://www.tnbalibarat.com/?page_id=2
- ^ Ministry of Forestry: Bali Barat National Park, retrieved 13 October 2010
- ^ http://waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=200509:surabaya-zoo-releases-40-endangered-birds-into-bali-national-park&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101
[edit] External links
- (Indonesian) Official site: Taman Nasional Bali Barat
- West Bali National Park travel guide from Wikitravel
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