Alas Purwo National Park

Alas Purwo National Park

Location: East Java Map

Area: 434.20 km²

 

Alas Purwo National Park is a biosphere reserve situated in East Java island in Indonesia. Alas Purwo National Park covers an area of 434.20 km². The name of the park literally means "the forest from which it all began." According to legend, it was here that the earth first rose from the ocean.

Alas Purvo Park is one of Indonesia's largest nature reserves; its area is 434.20 km². The park consists of mangroves, savannah, monsoon forests and beaches. Plengkung Beach is famous for its worldwide popularity with surfers. The beach is considered one of the best places for surfing in Asia. With waves up to 5 meters, it is considered a place suitable only for experienced surfers. The place is included in the Quicksilver World Tour circuit. In the park there is Mount Linggamanis, 322 meters high.

Wildlife is represented in various places in the park. The warm tropical climate contributes to the growth of lush vegetation. Here grow: Indian almonds, laurel of Alexandria, sterculia, Asian barringtonia, manilkara and others.

The park is also a protected area for endangered animals such as banteng, red wolf, maned thin-body, green peacock, banker jungle chicken, olive turtle, bisse and green turtle.

 

Geography

The park is located in the peninsula of Blambangan in the southern tip of the island of Java, along the shore of the strait in front of Bali.

With an area of 434 km², the park is made up of mangroves, savannas, lowland monsoon forests and coral-fringed beaches. It has a break (surf break) famous internationally among surf aficionados, a lo largo del límite del parque en Plengkung en la bahía de Grajagan. El monte Linggamanis (322 m a.s.l.) is also located in this national park.

 

Flora and fauna

The protected flora in this national park includes: Terminalia catappa, Calophyllum inophyllum, Sterculia foetida, Barringtonia asiatica and Manilkara kauki.

It is home to some endangered species in Java, such as the banteng (Bos javanicus). In April 2004, there were only 57 bóvidos in the Sadengan savanna, while the population of the previous year was calculated to be between 80 and 100, but in August 2010, scientists found 73 bantengs in an 80-hectare savanna area , a great increase in six years, although they face the danger of poaching and loss of habitat. Groups of estos bóvidos usually go to Sadengan por la mañana y la tarde in busca de plantas.

La mayor amenaza para esta especie son los humanos. The furtive hunters set traps outside the park during the dry season to attract bantengs outside the park in search of water. Entonces los matan y se vende su carne.

Otras especies animales amenazadas que se encuentra en son el cuón, Java langur, pavo real cuelliverde, gallo bankiva y three especies de tortugas (olivácea, tortoise and verde).

 

Surf

Between the months of March and November, thousands of surfers from all over the world visit the park for their break (surf break). Its destination is the beach of Plengkung and the bay of Grajagan, also known as G-Land, which is around a day's journey from Bali.

The beach is considered one of the best places to practice surfing in Asia. With waves of up to 5 meters, it is considered a place suitable only for experienced surfers. The place is included in the Quicksilver World Tour circuit.