Lolobata National Park
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Also know Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park is a national park on Halmahera, the biggest island in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. The park is considered by BirdLife International to be vital for the survival of at least 23 endemic bird species.
Aketajawe-Lolobata, which has an area of 167,300 hectares, was declared a national park in 2004.
The vegetation of the national park consists mostly of lowland and montane rainforest. The forest is characterized by a high level of biodiversity, including Agathis species, Calophyllum inophyllum, Octomeles sumatrana, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, Pometia pinnata, Intsia bijuga, Canarium mehenbethene gaerta, and Palaquium obtusifolium.
From 51 mammal species found in North Maluku, 28 are found on Halmahera Island, of which 7 are endemic to this region, and one, the Golden Cat (Phalanger sp.), is endemic to the island.
From 243 bird species in North Maluku, 211 have been recorded on Halmahera Island of which 24 are endemic, including Wallace’s Standarwing, Halmahera Cuckoo-shrike, Sombre Kingfisher, White Cockatoo, Invisible Rail, Blue and White Kingfisher (Halcyon diops), Dusky-brown Oriole, Moluccan Goshawk, Dusky Scrubfowl, Long-billed Crow, Grey-headed Fruit-dove, Ivory-breasted Pitta, and Purple Dollarbird.
Reptiles and amphibians in the park include the Callulops Dubia, Caphixalus montanus, and Hydrosaurus werneri.
Other endemic fauna on Halmahera includes 2 grasshopper species, 3 dragonfly species, 1 butterfly species, and 20 land mollusk species.
www.birdlife.org/news/news/2004/11/halmahera.html
www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/wallacea/Pages...
Aketajawe-Lolobata, which has an area of 167,300 hectares, was declared a national park in 2004.
The vegetation of the national park consists mostly of lowland and montane rainforest. The forest is characterized by a high level of biodiversity, including Agathis species, Calophyllum inophyllum, Octomeles sumatrana, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, Pometia pinnata, Intsia bijuga, Canarium mehenbethene gaerta, and Palaquium obtusifolium.
From 51 mammal species found in North Maluku, 28 are found on Halmahera Island, of which 7 are endemic to this region, and one, the Golden Cat (Phalanger sp.), is endemic to the island.
From 243 bird species in North Maluku, 211 have been recorded on Halmahera Island of which 24 are endemic, including Wallace’s Standarwing, Halmahera Cuckoo-shrike, Sombre Kingfisher, White Cockatoo, Invisible Rail, Blue and White Kingfisher (Halcyon diops), Dusky-brown Oriole, Moluccan Goshawk, Dusky Scrubfowl, Long-billed Crow, Grey-headed Fruit-dove, Ivory-breasted Pitta, and Purple Dollarbird.
Reptiles and amphibians in the park include the Callulops Dubia, Caphixalus montanus, and Hydrosaurus werneri.
Other endemic fauna on Halmahera includes 2 grasshopper species, 3 dragonfly species, 1 butterfly species, and 20 land mollusk species.
www.birdlife.org/news/news/2004/11/halmahera.html
www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/wallacea/Pages...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aketajawe-Lolobata_National_Park
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Coordinates: 1°15'47"N 128°28'58"E
- Aketajawe National Park 115 km
- Tanjung Lesah - National Marine Park 370 km
- Mount Tangkoko-Duasudara Nature Sanctuary and Conservation 375 km
- MANGKET 381 km
- Bukit Kasih, Kanonang 414 km
- Fasung Garden Korompis-Wewengkang 414 km
- Gunung Api Lokon Nature Reserve 415 km
- Bunaken National Park 431 km
- T O M B A T U 436 km
- Simbalang Veel Mutu Mountain Forest 449 km
- Wasile Bay 42 km
- Mt. U/N 49 km
- Buli Bay 49 km
- Mt. Watowato 50 km
- Pulau Pakal 55 km
- Sololo Bay 60 km
- Moronopo Nickel Mining 62 km
- PT .Wana 76 km
- Pulau Halmahera 77 km
- Mt. Saolat 81 km