Tangkoko

Tangkoko batuangus nature reserve is a nature reserve in the district of Bitung North, Bitung, North Sulawesi. Nature reserves covering approximately 8745 hectares, is a sanctuary of Sulawesi black monkey, and tarsiers. The wildlife in the area Tangkoko has been widely known and visited by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1861. In tangkoko, Wallace collected specimens of hog deer, and maleo, who was very easy to find. At that time, the black sand on the beach Tangkoko is a nesting site and hatchery maleo. As a result of exploitation by locals, maleo colony on the beach Tangkoko no longer found in

1915, and left only a small number of colonies in the deepest area of the forest. This area has a gentle slope to hilly topography, which consists of a coastal forest, lowland forest, montane forest, and the forest moss. In this area there are two mountain peaks: Mount Tangkoko (1,109 m) and Mount Two Brothers (1109 m), and Mount Batuangus (450 m) in the southeast. In the northeast there Highlands Pata. This area includes climate zone B, with rainfall of 2,500-3,000 mm per year, the average temperature between 20 ° C and 25 ° C. The dry season lasts from April to November, and the rainy season from November

to April. In this area there is a rain forest dominated coro (Ficus septica Burm.f.), ares (Duabanga moluccana), forest gora (Phaleria capitata Jack.), Mango wood (Buchanania arborescens Bl.), Lengki (Leea angulata Korth.) Bintangar (Kleinchofia hospita L.), bombongan (bignoniaceae), and Nantu (Palaquim obtusifolium). In the forest moss, can be found edelweiss (Anaphalis javanica) and various types of species to pitcher, one of them is  Nepenthes maxima. In the area of Batu Putih tourism park, there are coastal plants such as ketapan, Bitung, pandan, teak, and Mahang

(Macaranga). In addition to the diversity of flora that there are also some mammals such as black monkey Sulawesi (Macaca tongkeana), tarsier (tarsiers spectrum), possum (Ailurops ursinus) fitch dwarf (Strigocuscus celebensis), dwarf buffalo, squirrels (Tupaia sp) civet Sulawesi (macrogalidia musschenbroekii) , In 1980 the recorded number of 140 species of birds, including birds year (Rhythitceras cassidix) and maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) are endemic to Sulawesi. Other species of which pergam green (Ducula aenea), Srigunting crested-hair (Dicrurus hottentottus), starlings tunggir-red (Scissirostrum dubium), king-prawn cheek-violet (Cittura cyanotis), red shrimp Sulawesi (Ceyx fallax), plop Sulawesi

(Otus manadensis), rangkok Sulawesi (Penelopides exarhatus). Another object is interesting to observe are the types of reptiles such as snakes Python reticulatus (Python reticulatus), cobra (Naja naja), snake anang (Ophiophagus hannah), Tropidolaemus wagleri, soa-soa (Hydrosaurus amboinensis), lizard indicus (Varanus indicus), and red wing fly lizard (Draco sp.) Animals sea among green turtle (Chelonia mydas), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).