Kerumutan Baru
Location:
0°l5'-0°25'S, l02°25'-102°38'E; near Rengat, Kabupaten Kampar, Riau Province, Sumatra.
Area:
120,000 ha.
Altitude:
20-l00m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.21.12.
Wetland type:
11, 19 & 21.
Description of site:
A large reserve incorporating extensive peat swamp forests with a smal area of dry-land forest. The southern tip of the reserve has been cleared for rice cultivation, but otherwise the area is fairly undisturbed. The eastern part is permanently flooded. lb reserve represents the best example of inland lowland swamp forests in Riau Province, and b the richest in wildlife due to its proximity to extensive dry-land forests. The area has nnan~ rivers such as the Kerumutan, Bengkinang, Batang Rengat, Mangkuang and Merbau.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate with an average annual rainfall of 2,009 mm. The mean temperature is 26.1°C (minimum 24.1°C, maximum 31.6°C); the average relative humidity is 84.1%.
Principal vegetation:
Peat swamp forest (100,000 ha), with wet lowland forest on alluvium in adjacent areas (5,000 ha).
Land tenure:
State owned (PHPA).
Conservation measures taken:
The entire area is protected as a Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam).
Conservation measures proposed:
It is proposed to extend the boundaries in the northwest to include the 30,000 ha of forest remaining in the old Kerumutan Reserve (Kerumutan Lama).
Land use:
Nature reserve with some cultivation; cultivation in surrounding areas.
Disturbances and threats:
Agricultural encroachment and illegal hunting in the reserve. There is a possibility that the area will be opened up to logging.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
The area is rich in mammals including Elephas maximus, Panthera tigris, Tapirus indicus, Helarctos malayanus, Symphalangus syndactylus, Manis javanica and Hisiryx brachyura. Little is known of the waterfowl except that Bubulcus ibis and species of Egretta are present.
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
Direktorat P.P.A. (l977c & 1982a); MacKinnon & Artha (1982a).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a, 2b.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius and Agustinus W. Taufik.