Meru Betiri Natural Wildlife

Jember & Banyuwangi - TNMB area is geographically located at 113058'38 "- 113058'30" BT and 8020'48 "- 8033'48" LS while administratively located in two districts of Jember and Banyuwangi.
Betiri Meru National Park (national park) which is known as a lowland tropical forest in East Java Province, South tingggi biodiversity, such is the wealth of flora with various types of medicinal plants bermanfat, fauna habitat as well as objects and natural tourist attraction spread on area of 58,000 ha, with a land area of 57,155 ha and 845 ha waters.

Based on Forestry Ministerial Regulation Tax P.03/Menhut-V/2007 on 1 February 2007 on the Organization and Administration of National Park, that the national park has a fundamental duty area TNMB implement ecosystem management in the context of conservation of natural resources and ecosystem-based regulation laws and regulations. The values contained in the important national parks perkonservasian functions such as hydrology, the potential flora and fauna, and the potential of objects and natural tourist attraction, is very beneficial for the welfare of society.

Meru forest area Betiri initially existed as an establishment of protected forest on the basis Besluit Director van den Handel van Landbouw Neverheiden namely on July 29, 1931 Number: 7347 / B and Besluit Director Economiche Zaken van 28 April 1938 Number: 5751, then in 1967 This area designated as a Nature Reserve Candidates and the next period of protected forest area is designated as a Wildlife Reserve area of 50,000 hectares based on the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture Number: 276/Kpts/Um / 6 / 1972 dated June 6, 1972 with the primary objective of protection of the Javan Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica).

Then in 1982 berasarkan Decree of the Minister of Agriculture Number: 529/Kpts/Um/6/1982 dated June 21, 1982 Meru Betiri Wildlife area was expanded to 58,000 ha. This expansion includes the area of Plantation Bandealit and New Sukamade covering 2155 ha, and the protected forest area north and sea waters along the South Coast area of 845 ha.

In the development of the next statement issued by the Minister of Agriculture Tax: 736/Mentan/X/1982 October 14, 1982 Wildlife Metiri Meru National Park declared as a candidate, this statement issued simultaneously with the convening of the National Parks of the World Congress III in Denpasar, Bali. Appointment Betiri Meru National Park (national park) based on the Decree of the Minister of Forestry Number: 277/Kpts-VI/1997 dated May 23, 1997 covering 58,000 hectares located in two regions of Jember Regency is an area of 37,585 ha and 20,415 ha area of Banyuwangi.

Betiri Meru National Park (national park) has three distinct ecosystems, namely mangrove swamp forest and lowland rain forest.

This national park is the habitat of rare plants, namely Raflesia flower (Rafflesia zollingeriana), and several other plant species such as mangrove (Rhizophora sp.), Fire-fire (Avicennia sp.), Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus), nyamplung (Calophyllum inophyllum), Rengas (Gluta renghas), bungur (Lagerstroemia speciosa), Pulai (Alstonia scholaris), bendo (Artocarpus elasticus), and several types of medicinal plants.

In addition, Meru National Park Betiri have protected animals, including 29 species of mammals and 180 species of birds. Among them are the banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), leopard (Panthera pardus weld), ajag (Cuon alpinus javanicus), bobcat (Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), flying squirrels red tail (Iomys horsfieldii), peacock (Pavo muticus), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill Ridel / ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea).

Meru National Park, famous as the last habitat Betiri camouflage Java tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) a rare and protected. Until now, these animals can never be found again and is estimated to have been extinct. Extinction of the tiger stripe Java means extinction of three species of tigers from eight species in the world (the Caspian tiger in Iran, the Bali tiger and the tiger of Java in Indonesia).

This national park has its own characteristics which is a habitat for leatherback turtles, hawksbill, green turtle, and turtle Ridel / cracked on Sukamade Beach. In the coastal built some simple facilities for breeding turtles with extinction.

Some interesting locations to visit in TNMB include Rajegwesi Beach. At the beach, you can do nautical tourism, swimming, observation of plants or animals and cultural tourism (traditional fishermen). In the meadow Sumbersari, can be seen various animals like sambar, deer, antelope. Sukamade beach perfect for camping activities, wind surfing, and observation of flora and fauna, especially activities that are nesting turtles. The exploration of forests, marine tourism, and swimming can be done in Green Bay.

The best visiting season: February to July each year....