Saturday 26 January 2013

Amazing Forest Meru Betiri National Park

This is one of the best national parks in Java with an area of ​​58,000 hectares and has 5 vegetation, namely: coastal forest, mangrove forest, swamp forest, rheophyte, and lowland rainforest. You can do a jungle adventure and the beach tours here.


When you come here and see the animals then let whereabouts and their emergence as part of the display of attraction for you. Nothing more should be taken from the national park except by-the story or portrait beauty through your camera.

Betiri Meru National Park is situated on the south coast in Jember, East Java, Indonesia. Meru Betiri name itself is taken from the name of the mountain in this national park, they are Mount Meru (500 m asl) and Mount Betiri (1200 meters above sea level).

Meru Betiri is the last habitat of the stripes javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica). These stripes java big cat now never to be found again and is thought to have become extinct following the other three types of tiger that become extinct, ie Caspian tiger from Iran, Bali tiger and Javan tiger from Indonesia. In the world there are 8 species of tigers, and Indonesia is the one that has the kind of diverse.

Rare and protected flora here is Balanhopora fungosa the plant species of parasites are only found around Green Bay and Bandealit. Meru Betiri National Park is the perfect location for those who like adventure in the wild.


Meru Betiri National Park there are 29 species of mammals and 180 species of birds, all of them including a protected species. These animals include Cracked turtles / Ridel (Lepidochelys olivacea), Banteng / Java bison (Bos javanicus javanicus), Long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica), Leopard (Panthera pardus melas), ajag (Cuon alpinus javanicus), Red-tailed flying squirrels (Iomys horsfieldii), Peacock (Pavo muticus), Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Bobcat (Prionailurus javanensis bengalensis), Deer ( Timorensis cervus russa), (Cervus unicolor), Accipiter trivirgatus, Falco moluccensis, Hieraaetus kienerii, Otus lempiji, Glaucidium castanopterum, Spizaetus alboniger eagle.

While the plants that inhabit about 293 types are: raflesia flower (Rafflesia zollingeriana), several other plant species such as mangrove (Rhizophora sp.), Lagerstroemia (Lagerstroemia speciosa), Pulai (Alstonia scholaris), Bendo (Artocarpus elasticus), Fire-flame (Avicennia sp.), Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus), Nyamplung (Calophyllum inophyllum), Rengas (Gluta renghas), and various of herbs.

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