(INDECON, January 1996)
50 National Parks A unique amrine biodiversity hotspot, the Wallaecea region 28,000
flora species of animals, including the endangered orang utans of
Sumatra and Borneo, the unique giant lizard of Komodo, List of the Park:
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BUKIT BARISAN SELATAN NATIONAL PARK
Consist of the southern end of the Bukit Barisan Mountains, it is along narrow reserve convering all forest types rising from the sea at Belimbing to the peak of Gunung Pulung (1,964 m asl). The park range meets the Indian Ocean and forms two huge bays, Semangka and Lampung that create a long and incredibly dramatic coastline. The reserve is rather underrated and would certainly reveal many of the mountain birds if properly surveyed. The current list of 121 species is probably less than half complete and birdwatchers should be encouraged to fill out the rest of the list, which could prove very interesting. mountains.
How to get there
The southern Peninsula can be visited by boat from Kalianda or Kota Agung
in Lampung to Belimbing area or by charter flight from Jakarta.
