Of the mammal species, 22 are Asian, not found elsewhere in the archipelago and 15 are confined to the Indonesian region, including the endemic Sumatran orang- ...
Interesting because it is one of the last places you can get to see wild Sumatran orangutans. Orangutan mother and her baby. Bukit Lawang. Having narrowed ...
Bukit Lawang is the place to go if you want to see Orangutan in the wild. You can either go to a feeding station and see semi-wild creatures or get a guide.
The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the ...
From a biodiversity perspective the world heritage site is exceptional as it covers a range of tropical habitats from sea level to the summit of Indonesia's ...
Dec 2, 2020 ... Serious concern about the threats and damage to the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) have been raised by UNESCO and IUCN since the inscription of ...
Oct 10, 2017 ... ... to be confident, at least an overnighter and three days is better. So, this time around, you just get the scenery shot. Sumatra rainforest ...
Threats to the Site: Five threats to the integrity of the forests are still extremely serious: illegal logging, fire-setting and forest-clearance for palm oil ...
The Indonesian island of Sumatra holds some of the richest and most diverse tropical forests on the planet, giving shelter to many rare species.
Aug 17, 2018 ... Get to know Sumatra`s last wilderness – the Barisan Mountains. For being home to the last surviving Sumatran Tiger, Rhino and Elephant, ...
