Monday, February 11, 2008

Kerinci Seblat National Park



In this national parks, live up to 129 species of birds, 36 mammalians with 24 protected, 10 species of reptiles. 6 species of amphibians, and 8 species of primates. There are also 4000 floras dominated by family of Dipterocarpaceae. Some of these are highly endangered, especially the animals like Sumatera Rhinoceros ( Dicerorhinus sumatraensis ), Wild Mountain Goat ( Capricornis sumatraensis ), Sumatran Tiger ( Panthera tigris sumatraensis ), Sumatran Elephant ( Elephanus maximus sumatranus ), Dead Flower ( Amorphophallus titanum ) and Rafflesia Flower ( Rafflesia arnoldi ).



Ecologically, Kerinci Seblat National Park is a conservation area with prime complete ecosystem, starting from low rainforest area, up to sub-alpine area. Some areas may represent high wetland like peat lake, freshwater swamp and volcanogenic lake.

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