Bakiriang
Location:
1°37'S, 122°05'E; 70 km ENE of Tomari Bay, Kabupaten Banggai, Central Sulawesi.
Area:
1,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level.
Biogeographical Province:
4.21.12.
Wetland type:
05.
Description of site:
A long, white, sandy beach, the adjacent narrow strip of beach forest, and part of the forested area behind the beach ridge.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
Beach forest and lowland forest.
Land tenure:
State owned (Indonesian Government).
Conservation measures taken:
None
Conservation measures proposed:
The area has been proposed as a Wildlife Reserve (Suaka Margasatwa).
Land use:
Harvesting of the eggs of Maleo Birds.
Possible Changes in Land use:
There is likely to be a considerable increase in population under transmigration schemes along the whole length of the coast.
Disturbances and threats:
Clearing of forest in the feeding areas of the Maleo Birds, and lack of scientific guidelines in determining harvest quotas for their eggs.
Economic and social values:
The eggs of the Maleo Birds have been harvested in the traditional way for many years, apparently on a sustainable yield basis.
Fauna:
The beach is used as a nesting site by a large population of Maleo Birds Macrocephalon maleo.
Special floral values:
None known.
References:
MacKinnon & Artha (1982d).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a, 2c.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.