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Site description (1999 baseline):
Site location and context
Alas Purwo is located on Blambangan Peninsula on the eastern most of Java.
Non-bird biodiversity: Cuon alpinus, Trachypithecus auratus, Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea.Teluk Grajagan is used for turtles nesting site (Beudels & Kurnianto 1982, Watling 1990b, Hedges & Tyson 1996) and Bos javanicus (Grantham personal communication.).
Alas Purwo dominated by lowland rainforest and dense beach forest and has dense bamboo forest. The aluvial land in the western area planted with rice, watermelon and vegetables. This area has 25% of the mangrove forest in Java Island (Sedhana & Soedrajad 1995).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Turtle egg collection and hunting. Cutting of
Kleinlovia kauki for industry and
Acacia arabika introduction (Grantham personal communication., Beudels & Kurnianto 1982, MacKinnon
et.al.1982, Watling 1990b).
Declared as National Park (43420 ha) based on SK Menteri Kehutanan No.823/Kpts-II/92 on 26 February 1992 (Anon 1997, Anon 1998).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alas Purwo (Indonesia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alas-purwo-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.
