4/27/11

Taman Nasional Bukit Tiga Puluh


Thirty Hill National Park or in Bahasa Indonesia is " Taman Nasional Bukit Tiga Puluh" is a hilly region in the middle stretch of the eastern lowlands of Sumatra, and has the potential of plant species diversity / species endemic to a value high enough.
Forest ecosystem types composer Bukit Tigapuluh National Park is lowland forest, pamah forest and upland forests with flora species such as jelutung (Dyera costulata), red gum (Palaquium spp.), Pulai (Alstonia scholaris), Kempas (Koompassia excelsa), tassel (Shorea spp.), the fungus face Rimau / Raflesia (Rafflesia hasseltii), jernang or dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco), and various types of rattan.
Thirty Hill National Park has 59 species of mammals, 6 species of primates, 151 species of birds, 18 species of bats, and various species of butterflies.
Besides the Sumatran tiger habitat (Panthera tigris sumatrae), tapirs (Tapirus indicus), agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), sun bear (Helarctos malayanus malayanus), blue sempidan (Lophura ignita), kuau (Argusianus argus argus) and others; also as the protection of hydro-orologis Kuantan Indragiri River Basin.
Originally Bukit Tigapuluh National Park area is protected forest and limited production forests. However, the condition of the forest park is still relatively natural.
Communities surrounding Hill National Park Thirty consists of several tribes with the cultural mores and relatively still very traditional tribe Child, Talang Mamak and others. Society was mainly Talang Mamak, believe that the hills and plants that exist in this national park has a magical power in their lives. Indirectly they take active part in maintaining and protecting the hills / plants in national parks.

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