Way Kambas National Park

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iucn_category = II


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area = 1,300 km²
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Way Kambas National Park is a large national park covering 1,300 square kilometres in Lampung province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Way Kambas consists of swamp forest and lowland rain forest, but was extensively logged before becoming a reserve in 1972 so there is little primary forest. The reserve still has a few Sumatran Tigers and reasonable numbers of elephants. It is also provides excellent birdwatching, with the rare White-winged Duck among the species present. Accommodation is available at the village of Way Kanan, where there is a small guest house.

Another special feature of this national park is the Sumatran Rhino still present in the area. Only 275 remain in South East Asia today. In Way Kambas a managed breeding center or Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS)has been build up in 1995. At this moment 5 Sumatran Rhinos live at the Sanctuary, most have been translocated from zoos to the large enclosures (with natural habitat) at the SRS.

ee also

* List of national parks of Indonesia
* Geography of Indonesia

References

*Paul Jepson (1997) "Fielding's birding Indonesia (Periplus Editions) ISBN 1-56952-133-6
*World Database on Protected Areas: [http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=17923&level=nat Record of Way Kambas National Park]
*RRC: [http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/index.php?s=1&act=refs&CODE=ref_detail&id=1165245298 Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary Reports]

External links

* [http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/index.php?s=1&act=imgs&CODE=s_images&keywords=way+kambas Pictures of SRS, Way Kambas] on the [http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/ RRC]