tangkoko nature reserve

The first conservation area at Mount Tongkoko has been established in 1919. To this the Duasaudara area has been added in 1978, and the Batuangus and Batuputih areas in 1981, together encompassing a total of 8,718 hectares. An area of 8718 hectare conservation includes four places, namely an area of 615 hectares Batuputih TWA, Tangkoko-Batuangus Nature Reserve covering an area of 3196 hectares including Tangkoko-Batuangus Mountain region and surrounding areas, CA Duasudara covering 4299 hectares, including Mount Duasudara and surrounding areas, and TWA 635 square Batuangus hectares. All four are under the management of the Forestry Department, through the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA)

 

Tangkoko Nature Reserve protects at least 127 mammal, 260 bird and 104 reptile and amphibian species. Of these 79 mammal, 80 bird and 68 reptile and amphibian species are endemic to the island. Threatened mammals include the Celebes crested macaque, of which about 5,500 remain on the island, the Sulawesi bear cuscus and Sulawesi dwarf cuscus.

Batuputih TWA is usually much closer to the area Tangkoko Nature Reserve. Most tourists who came to admire the diversity of wildlife in this conservation area, because supposedly unique Sulawesi is famous as a mixing or transition zone zoogeography of two regions namely Asia and Australia. You could say nature reserve is home Tangkoko Sulawesi significant wildlife.

Animals that can be found at Tangkoko among other birds Manguni (Otus manadensis) which became a symbol of the Minahasa region, along with seven other Manguni bird species.  these birds come out at night and share the habitat with other night animals like tarsiers, bats and Sulawesian civet.

Apart from Celebes black ape and Tangkasi or tarsier, Sulawesi typical of other animals easily found in this region is fitch bear (Ailurops ursinus), pygmy possum (Strigocuscus celebensis), or the looming Sulawesi hornbills (Rhyticeros cassidix), and kangkareng (Penelopides exarrhatus) .

In this rare wildlife conservation area, you can be in the gate I at the entrance where you can enjoy the beach and to achieve Gate II can be reached by car. Before reaching the second gate you’ll find a secondary tropical forests where there are trees and some crops such as betel pioneer forest, wood flowers and binunga.
From the Gate II, you can park the car and started to walk exploring the forest and will meet with a group of Celebes black ape (Macaca nigra). Various voices will be heard when the birds also came closer and closer into the forest from Rangon, Kingfisher, pigeons, and many more.

 

There are two climatic zones in North Sulawesi based on the ratio between dry and wet periods. The eastern part of North Sulawesi has ten to twelve months of wet months and less than two dry months, while the western part shows more seasonality with seven to nine consecutive wet months and three or less consecutive dry months. Rainfall is higher between November and May when the winds are from the north. During this period, monthly rainfall averages 314 mm.