THE FINAL CUT Illegal Logging in Indonesia's Orangutan Parks
Introduction   Indonesia's Forests   Forest Reform   Tanjung Puting   Central Kalimantan Orangutan   Under Siege   Illegal Logger   Kumai Connection   Ramin Trade   Sekonyer River   Logging   Gunung Leuser   Conclusions   Recommendations	Tanjung Puting National Park - The Jewel of Central Kalimantan Tanjung Puting National Park is a conservation area of global importance, providing an island of biodiversity amid the rapidly diminishing forests of Borneo. It is recognised as a world Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations and forms the largest protected area of swamp forest in the region of South-East Asia. It was awarded National Park status in 1984 after being classified as a wildlife reserve since the 1930s. The park is located in the province of Central Kalimantan, and occupies an alluvial peninsula jutting out into the Java Sea. Covering an area of over 400,000 hectares, Tanjung Puting embraces a variety of different ecosystems, including tropical heath forest, peat swamp forest and mangrove forest. Despite much of the park being permanently waterlogged it contains a number of commercial tree species including meranti (Shorea spp.) and ramin (Gonystylus spp). It is home to a dazzling array of wildlife, including over 200 bird species, 17 reptile species and 29 mammal species, many of which are endangered including the estuarine crocodile, clouded leopard, Malayan sunbear and Storm's stork. Nine of the 13 primate species of Borneo are found in the park, such as the distinctive proboscis monkey, the agile gibbon, silvery leaf-eating monkey, and Tanjung Puting's most famous inhabitant - the orangutan.
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