Tanjung Peropa
Location:
c.4°05'S, 122°45'E; Kabupaten Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.
Area:
Area of wetlands unknown; Wildlife Reserve 38,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level to 800m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.24.12.
Wetland type:
05, 07 & 08.
Description of site:
A small area of coastal mangrove forest backed by dry shrub and brush forest. Further inland, the land becomes hilly and is covered with rain forest. Parts of the forest near the coast have been cleared for agricultural use (ladang). Several small rivers flow through the area; these are fringed with mangroves along their lower, tidal reaches.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate with an average annual rainfall of 1,600 mm. The average temperature is 26.3°C, and the relative humidity, 80%.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest with Sonneratia alba, Rhizophora mucronata, Ceriops tagal and Bruguiera sp. Dominant plants in adjacent areas include Imperata cylindrica, Inisia bijuga, Tetrameles mediflora, Cast aneopsis sp, Arenga pinnata, Bambusa sp. Ficus sp, Barringtonia sp and Hibiscus tiliaceus.
Land tenure:
State owned (PHPA).
Conservation measures taken:
The area was designated as a Wildlife Reserve in 1980.
Land use:
Nature conservation.
Disturbances and threats:
Illegal wood-cutting, shifting cultivation and increased human settlement.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
An important area for waterbirds; species known to occur include Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, Anhinga melanogaster, Nycticorax caledonicus, Egretta alba, Ardea sumatrana, Ciconia episcopus, Pandion haliaetus, Himantopus leucocephalus. Chlidonias hybrida, Sterna albifrons and the kingfishers Alcedo aithis and Halcyon cyanoventris.
Mammals include Anoa depressicornis, Macaca nigra, Phalanger celebensis, Sus scrofa, Cervus timorensis and Callosciurus sp. Reptiles and amphibians include the Estuarine Crocodile Crocodylus porosus, Varanus salvator, Rana sp and Bufo sp.
Special floral values:
No information.
Research and facilities:
Basic faunal and floral surveys have been carried out.
References:
Direktorat P.P.A. (1978c & 1983b).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a, 3b.
Source:
Edi Djuharsa.