Tanjung Puting National Park covering an area of 415,040 hectares is located between 2°35' – 3°20'latitude and 111°50' – 112°15' east longitude in West Kalimantan. Tanjung Puting National Park has various types of ecosystems, the lowland tropical, heath, swamp, peat swampland and mangroves forest. Tanjung Puting National Park was originally a wildlife reserves with total area of 305,000 hectares. Tanjung Puting National Park is the very first place in Indonesia as an orangutan rehabilitation center. There are about three locations for the rehabilitation of orangutans at Camp Leakey, Tanjung Harapan and Pondok Tanggui. Borneo Orangutan has a dark reddish colored fur with no tail. In line with the growth of age, adult males develop a cheek to shape a cushion. The older, bigger cheek pads so that his face seemed grim.
This area is dominated by lowland forest plants such as “Jelutung” (Dyera costulata), “Ramin” (Gonystylus bancanus), “Meranti” (Shorea sp.), “Keruing” (Dipterocarpus sp.) and rattan. Endemic and rare species found in protected forests of Tanjung Putting National Park, among others, “Orangutan” (Pongo Satyrus), “Bekantan” (Nasalis larvatus), “Red Monkey” (Presbytis rubicunda rubida), “Bear” (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus), “Deer” (Tragulus javanicus klossi) and “Leopard” (Neofelis nebulosa) It was recorded more than 200 species of birds that live in the area Tanjung Puting National Park. One type of bird in this region, namely “Sindang lawe” (Ciconia stormii) including 20 species of the world's rarest birds. Tanjung Puting National Park is also one place for all kinds of bird species colony "great alba" like Egreta alba, Arhinga melanogaster, and Ardea purpurea.
Points of tourism to be visited are "Tanjung Harapan" It is the first station in the rehabilitation of orangutans. It is located in secondary forest and swamp forests that are equipped with guest house, information center and the road trail. Pondok Tanggui, Orangutans are still observed in a closed and avoid contact with humans.
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