Meru Betiri National Park


Betiri National Park are the representatives of mangrove ecosystems, forests, swamps, and lowland rain forest in Java.
This national park is a habitat for rare plants that flower raflesia (Rafflesia zollingeriana), and several other types of plants such as mangroves (Rhizophora sp.), Api-api (Avicennia sp.), Waru (Hibiscus tiliaceus), nyamplung (Calophyllum inophyllum), rengas (Gluta renghas), bungur (Lagerstroemia speciosa), pulai (Alstonia scholaris), bendo (Artocarpus elasticus), and several types of plant medicines. In addition, the National Park has the potential Betiri are protected animals which consists of 29 types of mammals and 180 kinds of birds. Animals are bison (Bos javanicus javanicus), long tail monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), spotted tiger (Panthera pardus weld), ajag (Cuon alpinus javanicus), wildcat (Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis), deer (Cervus timorensis russa), flying squirrel red tails (Iomys horsfieldii), peacock (Pavo muticus), star fruit turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), turtle shell (Eretmochelys imbricata), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), and turtle ridel / fission (Lepidochelys olivacea).


Betiri National Park are famous as the habitat loreng last Java tiger (Panthera Tigris sondaica) a rare and protected. Until now, these animals will never be found again and is estimated to have been extinct. Java tiger extinction loreng means three kinds of tiger extinction of eight species in the world (in Iran Kaspia tiger, tiger tiger Java and Bali in Indonesia).
This national park has a distinctive characteristic of the habitat is a star fruit turtle, turtle shell, green turtle, and turtle ridel / fission in Sukamade Beach. Built on the beach is a few simple facilities for pengembangbiakan so that it does not disappear.

Green Bay

Some locations / objects of interest to visit:
Rajegwesi beach. Nautical tourism, swimming, observation animals / plants, tourism and culture (traditional fishermen).
Sumbersari. Grazing area of 192 hectares of attractions to see animals such as sambar, deer, deer and natural laboratory for research activities.
Sukamade beach. See attractions are the turtle lay eggs, camping, windsurfing and observations plants / animals.
Green Bay. Exploring the forest, tourism and maritime swim.

Visit best season: from February until July each year.

How well a location: Surabaya, Jember-Ambulu with five hours (225 km) by car, Ambulu-Curahnongko-Bandealit with a three-hour (31 km), or the Surabaya-Banyuwangi Jajag-time with six hours (342 km), Jajag -Sarongan-Sukamade with a three-hour (60 km).

Children before the green turtle to offshore natural

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