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Site description (1999 baseline):

Located on the south coast of Java around 17 km west of Jampang Kulon.

Non-bird biodiversity: Bos javanicus, Panthera pardus, Sus verrucosus, Hylobates moloch, Presbytis comata, Trachypithecus auratus (Silvius et.al.1996, Nijman 1997). Chelonia mydas, Dermochelys coriacea and Eretmochelys imbricata (Silvius et.al.1996)

Habitat and land use

Most of the area is secondary lowland rainforest and some patches primary forest (MacKinnon et.al. 1982), the rest of the area is mangrove forest and swamp.

Pressure/threats to key biodiversity

Animal hunting, forest clearence for agriculture, forest cutting, overfishing, turtle egg collection (MacKinnon et.al. 1982)

Protected areas

8127.5 ha of this area is declared as Wildlife Sanctuary based on SK Menteri Pertanian No.523/Kpts/Um/10/1973 on 20 October 1973 (Anon 1997, Anon 1998).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cikepuh (Indonesia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cikepuh-iba-indonesia on 23/12/2024.