Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park
Flora and fauna
Common plant species in the park are Piper aduncum, Trema orientalis, Macaranga species and various orchids. Endangered plants in the park include the matayangan palm (Pholidocarpus ihur), Makassar Ebony, iron wood (Intsia spp.), yellow wood (Arcangelisia flava), and carrion flower (Amorphophallus companulatus).
In the park there have been recorded 24 mammal, 11 reptile and 125 bird species. These include the endangered anoa and cinnabar hawk owl, which was only described scientifically in 1999 from a specimen collected from the park.
Among the larger animals of the park are babirusas and the Sulawesi warty pig.
Maleo breeding
The maleo megapode is endemic to the island and is the park's mascot. Maleo birds have been bred successfully in this park, and as per February 2012, about 3,300 birds have been released to their habitat. Hungoyono camp in Bone Bolango is the largest maleo habitat which the conservationists have 4 breeding sites. Normally the birds need geothermal hot sand for their breeding as in Hungoyono camp.
Threats
The park is threatened by uncontrolled logging, poaching and illegal gold mining.
See also
References
- ^ Partnership Council of Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park. wcs.org
- ^ Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia: "Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park" Archived September 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 5 December 2013
- ^ P.C. Rasmussen (1999). "A New Species of Hawk-owl Ninox from North Sulawesi, Indonesia" (PDF). Wilson Bulletin. 111 (4): 457–464.
- ^ Macdonald, A.A., Burton, J. & Leus, K. 2008. Babyrousa celebensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1.
- ^ Macdonald, A.A., Burton, J. & Leus, K. 2008. Sus celebensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1.
- ^ "Keberhasilan penangkaran Maleo capai 50 persen" (in Indonesian). February 28, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.