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Leuser Ecosystem, Aceh. The Leuser Ecosystem is an area of forest located in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.Covering more than 2.6 million hectares it is one of the richest expanses of tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia and is the last place on earth where the Sumatran elephant, rhino, tiger and orangutan are found within one area. [1]
Males have a prominent ruff, which is especially marked in the Sumatran tiger. [12] The Sumatran tiger is one of the smallest tigers. Males measure between the pegs 2.2 to 2.55 m (7 ft 3 in to 8 ft 4 in) in head-to-body length, with the greatest skull length of 295 to 335 mm (11.6 to 13.2 in) and weigh 100 to 140 kg (220 to 310 lb).
This region is billed as the largest wilderness area in Southeast Asia, and offers wonderful trekking. Around 12% of the park, in the lower southern half, is less than 600 m above sea level. Eleven peaks are over 2,700 m. Mount Leuser (3,119 m) is the third-highest peak of the Leuser Range.
Leuser Range or Mount Leuser (Acehnese: Gunong Leuser, Indonesian: Gunung Leuser) is a stratovolcano located in the Aceh province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is part of the Leuser Ecosystem , which is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world and a key conservation area for endangered species.
Mount Bandahara is a habitat for various protected flora and fauna species, including several rare and endangered species. One of the species found in this area is the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), which is classified as a critically endangered species.
Sumatran tiger (approximately 40 adult tigers or 10% of the remaining Sumatran tigers live in the park). Other animals in the park are the Malayan tapir, siamang, Sumatran surili, sun bear and lesser mouse-deer. [3] There are over 300 species of bird in the park, like the critically endangered Sumatran ground-cuckoo. [4]
Some important mammal species: Bornean clouded leopard, Asian tapir, and Sumatran rhino. The population of Sumatran tigers in the Kerinci Seblat National Park is the highest recorded, making it one of the 12 Globally Important Tiger Conservation Landscapes. [3] Several important bird species: white-winged wood duck and Sumatran ground-cuckoo.
A river in Kerinci Seblat National Park. It is located between 100°31'18"E - 102°44'01"E and 1°07'13"S - 3°26'14"S. The park area includes a large part of the Barisan mountain range, which forms the western spine of Sumatra island and includes the highest peak in Sumatra, Mount Kerinci (3,805 m), one of more than five active volcanoes in the national park.