Kayan Mentarang National Park
{{short description|National park in Indonesia}}
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Kayan Mentarang National Park
| iucn_category = II
| photo = Gas Station A.JPG
| photo_caption = Floating Gasoline Station on the Kayan River at Kayan Mentarang National Park
| map = Borneo
| map_caption = Location of Kayan Mentarang NP in Borneo
| map_width = 250
| label = Kayan Mentarang NP
| label_position = right
| location = Indonesia (North Kalimantan)
| nearest_city =Tarakan City
| coordinates = {{coords|3|12|N|115|30|E|display=inline, title}}
| area_km2 = 13,605
| established = 1996
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| governing_body = Ministry of Forestry
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Kayan Mentarang National Park ({{langx|id|Taman Nasional Kayan Mentarang}}) is a densely forested national park located in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. The national park is named after a great dispersed Mentarang mountain trails plateau of Apau Kayan which covers the entire park from Datadian area in south region to Apau Ping area in mid region until Long Bawan in north region.
Geography
Kayan Mentarang National Park is located at the border between Indonesia and Malaysia. The park is central to the WWF Heart of Borneo initiative, which aims to protect the transboundary highlands of Borneo, which straddle the three Southeast Asian nations of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.
Until recently it has been difficult for tourists to enter this huge National Park, with difficulties often encountered at the local rural Malaysian-Indonesian border checkpoint. However, as the Heart of Borneo initiative has progressed agreements have been put in place which promotes movement of tourists into Kayan Mentarang National Park from Malaysia via Ba'kelalan in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
Ecology
Animals found in the park include the mammals such as Malayan pangolin, the long-tailed macaque, the proboscis monkey, the Bornean gibbon, the greater slow loris, the western tarsier, the clouded leopard, the marbled cat, the flat-headed cat, the Oriental small-clawed otter, the sun bear, and the Hose's palm civet.
Other protected species include the rhinoceros hornbill, the helmeted hornbill, Bulwer's pheasant, and the wrinkled hornbill.
Human habitation
Archaeological remains in the park including stone tools and graves indicate that the area was inhabited over 350 years ago. Currently there are about 20,000-25,000 Dayak people living around the park, from various tribes including the Kenyah, Murut people, Punan, Lundayeh and Lun Bawang.[http://www.dephut.go.id/uploads/INFORMASI/TN%20INDO-ENGLISH/kayanmentarang_NP.htm Indonesian Ministry of Forestry: Kayan Mentarang National park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122051217/http://www.dephut.go.id/uploads/INFORMASI/TN%20INDO-ENGLISH/kayanmentarang_NP.htm |date=2015-01-22 }}, retrieved 6 July 2011
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4501152.stm "'New mammal' seen in Borneo woods"], BBC News
- [http://www.borneotourgigant.com/Kayan_Mentarang.html "'How to Visit Kayan Mentarang'"]
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- [http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/clouded_leopard/?uProjectID=ID0101 "'The work of WWF in Kayan Mentarang National Park'"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710165720/http://www.ecologyexpeditions.com/ "'Remote expeditions in Kayan Mentarang National Park'"]
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Category:National parks of Indonesia
Category:Tourist attractions in North Kalimantan
Category:Protected areas of Kalimantan
Category:Important Bird Areas of Kalimantan
Category:1996 establishments in Indonesia
Category:Protected areas established in 1996