Location: West Kalimantan Map
Area: 900 km² (350 mi²)
Gunung Palung National Park ( TNGP ) is a national
park located in North Kayong Regency and Ketapang Regency , West
Kalimantan . This forest area was first protected in 1937 as a
nature reserve forest with an area of 300 km². In 1981, the area
was vastly increased to 900 km² and increased as a wildlife reserve
status , and only on March 24, 1990 based on Minister of Forestry
Decree No. 448 / Menhut-VI / 1990 with an area of ± 90,000 ha
became a park national. Then this national park has expanded to
108,043.90 hectares , based on SK no. 4191 / Menhut-VII / KUH / 2014
dated June 10, 2014. The national park is located in Matan Hilir
Utara District , Sukadana , Simpang Hilir , Nanga Tayap, and Sandai
.
TNGP has an ecosystem that is said to be the most complete among
national parks in Indonesia. In the area there is Mount Palung which
has a height of 1,116 meters. In addition, TNGP is also a habitat
for approximately 2,500 orangutans. The proboscis monkey is a mammal
with the largest number in TNGP.Juga are rare fauna, namely Kijang
Mini. Mini deer is one of the animals that only exist in this
region.
Communities around the Gunung Palung National Park since 2003 have
helped to secure and protect orangutans and their habitats. They
call themselves OPMU, short for Orangutan Protection & Monitoring
Units. Their activities have received attention from various groups.
Until now they are assisted by Fauna & Flora International, a
conservation agency based in the UK, in their operations in the
field.