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Bali Barat National Park
West Bali National Park is covering more than 76,000 hectares,
situated in two regencies : Jembrana and Buleleng. Visit this place
if you're looking for pristine tropical nature. The national park contains
a broad range of natural environment, from mangrove coastal forests
to savanna and rainforest shelters.
You will found some wild animal including The Green Jungle
Fowl, Black Monkey, hundreds of birds, Monitor Lizards, and deers beside
the other endemic birds of Bali National Park. The paved roads is good
and is possible to travel with any kind of car even in the rainy season.
When we enter the small drinking place, the excitement was getting stronger.
We hidden around the trees and saw some animals walked slowly to enter
that place. It's highly recomended to bring the long distance camera
and infra red binocular.
Flora and Fauna in Bali
Primary Bali's forest covers about 20% of the total area of the island.
About a quarter of its forests have been gazetted as natural reserves.
Wildlife
Panthers and leopards still survive but they are getting seriously endangered.
Other large herbivores found here are deer and wild buffaloes. Also
unique to Bali is the tamed wild ox (called banteng). The untamed version
ox can only be found in the National Park. Various species of monkeys,
civets, barking deer and mouse deer can be found.
Birds
Many species of birds - with the noisy chorus of crickets - you can
find at the river bank such as the Kepodang (Oriole birds), Kipasan
(Fan-tails) and Kutilang. The paddy fields are a favorite habitat for
birds such as Java Sparrow, Parrot Finch and Java Munia .One particularly
endangered bird species is the Bali Starling. There are approximately
300 species of birds including wild fowl, dollar birds, blue kingfishers,
sea eagles, sandpipers, white herons and egrets, cuckoos, wood swallows
can be found.
Shore Life
You can watch schools of dolphins near Lovina, Candi Dasa, and Padangbai.
Divers will see many coral reefs contain multi-colored fish , plankton,
crustaceans, sponges along the east coast and around Menjangan Island
near Gilimanuk.
Plants
There are wide variety of tropical plants in this island. You'll see
huge banyan trees in villages and temple grounds, tamarind trees , clove
trees , acacia trees, flame trees, and mangroves forests, a dozen species
of coconut palms, and many varieties of bamboo.
Flowers
Hibiscus, bougainvillea, jasmine, and water lilies, magnolia, frangipani,
and a variety of orchids are found in many front yards and gardens,
along roads, and in temple grounds. Flowers are also used as decorations
in temples, on statues, as offerings for the gods, and during prayers.
Dancers wear blossoms in their crowns, and even the flower behind the
ear of your waitress seems natural in Bali.
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