Location: West Kalimantan Map
Area: 1,320 km²
Danau Sentarum (indon. Taman Nasional Danau
Sentarum) - a national park in Indonesia, on the island of
Kalimantan. Located in the province of West Kalimantan, in the upper
part of the Kapuas River Basin, about 700 km from the delta.
Includes a system of lakes and swamps. The reserve with an area of
800 km² was established in 1982, and in 1994 it was expanded to
1320 km² and became the object of the Ramsar Convention. In 1999, it
was declared a national park, but the organization managing the park
began its work only in 2006.
The park is home to 240 species of fish, 237 species of birds (such
as, for example, the Malay woolly-necked stork and pheasant argus)
and 143 species of mammals. Of the mammals, 23 species are endemic
to Kalimantan, including nosaschi. In addition, a rather large
population of orangutans lives here. 26 species of reptiles include
gavial crocodile and combed crocodile.