Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park

With an area of 105,194 hectares, Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park geographically located between 121°4' - 122°44' east longitude and 4°22' - 4°39' latitude. Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park situated in Southeast Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park is a representative type of low mountain rain forest ecosystem, mangroves, coastal forests, savannahs, and freshwater swamp forest in Sulawesi. Savanna vegetation in this park has distinctive features and unique, because it is a combination of grassy plains with plants agel, palm leaves and bamboo thorns, bushes and plants are also along the rivers that flow in these savannas. Plant diversity in this region is very prominent of carrying at least 89 families, 257 genera and 323 species of plants, including "Lara" (Metrosideros petiolata), "Sisio" (Cratoxylum formosum), "Kalapi" (Callicarpa celebica), "Tongke" (Bruguiera gimnorrhiza), palm (Borassus flabellifer), and lotus (Victoria spp.).

This area is also a habitat for various bird species, 155 bird species recorded in it, 32 of which are rare species and 37 species classified as endemic. Birds include "Maleo" (Macrocephalon maleo), "Bangau tong – tong" (Leptoptilos javanicus), white cockatoo (Cacatua galerita triton), There is one type of bird that is endemic in Southeast Sulawesi "Kacamata Sulawesi" (Zosterops consobrinorum). These birds were never seen for tens of years ago, but now we can see at Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park.

Primate species there is a black monkey (Macaca nigra nigra) and Tarsius (Tarsius spectrum spectrum). Rare and endangered species such as Sulawesi civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii musschenbroekii), lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), anoa mountains (B. quarlesi), "Soa-soa" (Hydrosaurus amboinensis), deer (Cervus timorensis djonga), babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa celebensis), and possum (Strigocuscus celebensis celebensis).

Point of tourism to visit are Pulau Harapan, located in the center of Rawa Aopa to see a panorama of natural wetlands, water birds and boating. Lanowulu Beach, canoe along the river to the coast, mangrove forest, swimming, and marine tourism. Watumohai Mountain, hiking and camping. On the slopes of the mountain there savannas to see hundreds of deer grazing, birds and other wildlife.

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