National Parks Aketajawe Lolobata

167,300 hectares of Aketajawe Lolobata National Park is located in Tidore Island, East Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia. Aketajawe Lolobata National Parkis considered important for the safety of 23 endemic bird species. It’s coordinates 128°12'37"-129°40'49" east longitude 01°27'34"- 00°58'47" LS. The function of Aketajawe Lolobata National Park is as protection of representative ecosystems and the diversity of a complete range of habitats from lowland to the mountains, which includes indigenous representatives from all types of terrestrial habitats are important on the island of Halmahera and as protection of water catchment areas for water needs of communities, agriculture, and other industries. Aketajawe Lolobata National Park have flat topography, wavy, to mountainous. Vegetation types that dominate the island of Halmahera is the rain forest, but in more southern peninsula have monsoon forest (semi-evergreen forest). Although the biodiversity in this area has not been known, but it is known in North Maluku has 2 (two) endemic genus of flowering plants. Forest area has a high potential of biodiversity, among others, various types of flora such as "Resin" (Agathis sp.), "Bintangur" (Calophyllum inophyllum), "Benuang" (Octomeles sumatrana), M"Matoa" (Pometia pinnata), "merbau" (Intsia bijuga), Canary (Canarium mehenbethene gaerta) and "Nyatoh" (Palaquium obtusifolium). Potential fauna, including mammals, from 51 species of mammals in North Maluku (11 species endemic), 28 species found in Halmahera (7 endemic species) and 1 species is endemic to Halmahera, which is "Kuskus" (Phalanger sp.) Other species include wild boar (Sus scrofa) and deer (Cervus timorensis). 243 bird species in north Maluku (26 species endemic), 211 contained in Halmahera (24 species endemic) and 4 species are endemic to Halmahera. All four species are endemic to the above mentioned "Mandar" (Habroptila walacii), "Kepudang Sungu Halmahera" (Coracina parvula), "Kepudang Halmahera" (Oriolus phaeochromus), 42 species of reptiles in north Maluku (7 species endemic) , 38 are in Halmahera (7 species endemic), among others, frogs (Callulops dubia, Caphixalus Montanus), lizards (Hydrosaurus warneri, Varanus sp.), 6 types in north Maluku (2 endemic species), 6 contained in Halmahera (2 species endemic) and 2 species are endemic to Halmahera.

point of tourism in Aketajawe Lolobata National Park has tremendous potential landscape to attract tourists, such as natural scenery, waterfalls, attractions lives of various birds in their natural habitat, the location of research and there are traditional cultural Tugutil society. Tugutil culture is a potential tourist attraction, in addition to the wealth of knowledge in the use of medicinal plants. For adventurers who love the beauty of nature, especially bird lovers this is a paradise of birds. This is where four of the five endemic bird species that are globally endangered, and where the bird species of economic value is high enough, "Bidadari Halmahera" (Semioptera wallacei) and a white cockatoo (Cacatua alba).

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