West Bali National Park is located in the western part of the island of Bali with an area of 77,000 hectares or approximately 10% of the land area of the island of Bali. This National Park is a conservation area that has terrestrial and marine biodiversity. Around 160 species of protected animals and plants are found in this national park, including buffalo, deer, langurs, bats and various birds. This area is also the original habitat of an endemic animal which has become an icon of the island of Bali, namely the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi).
British ornithologist Baron Stressmann discovered the Bali Starling on March 24 1911. This discovery occurred when the Malaku II Expedition Ship carrying researchers was forced to land in Singaraja for 3 months. He found the distribution of Bali Starlings from Bubunan to Gilimanuk. There are still hundreds of them and they live in groups. However, from year to year the distribution area of this dandy bird, which is also called the Bali Curik, is getting narrower. As the population continues to decrease, the conservation of the Bali Starling continues to be encouraged. In Sumber Klampok Village, one of the villages supporting the national park, visitors can see up close the work of the Curik Bali breeding activists.
Not only is it known for its animal conservation, this National Park is located in two districts, namely Jembrana and Buleleng, so it has another charm. The socio-cultural life of 13 ethnic groups that live not far from the National Park area combines in harmony with conservation efforts.
West Bali National Park consists of several types of vegetation, including mangrove forests, coastal forests, monsoon forests, lowland rain forests, savannas, coral, seagrass beds, sandy beaches, shallow and deep sea waters. The central part of the area is dominated by the remains of four volcanoes from the Pleistocene Epoch. Now Mount Patas is the highest point in this place.
Sumber Klampok, Gerokgak, Buleleng Regency, Bali 81155, Indonesia
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