SUMATRA : WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK

SUMATRA : WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK 27 May – 4 June 2012 Richard Webb (guigna@aol.co.uk) INTRODUCTION After two unsuccessful attempts to see Sunda Clouded Leopard in Borneo and two unsuccessful attempts to see its mainland counterpart in Thailand, reports of sightings in Way Kambas lead me to spend a week there in May 2012 particularly … Read more

INDONESIA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION – OUR WORLD ACHIEVEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE PHASE 1 PROGRAMS

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ANIMAL SIGHTED AT OUR LODGE The White-winged Wood Duck

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OUR CURRENT LODGES UPDATE – JANUARY 2021

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OUR TOUR BRAJA HARJOSARI – STORY ABOUT A VILLAGE AT THE BORDER OF WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK. 

OUR TOUR BRAJA HARJOSARI – STORY ABOUT A VILLAGE AT THE BORDER OF WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK.  Way Kambas National Park (WKNP) consists of 1,300 square kilometers of swamp forest and lowland rainforest. It has long been known for its significant population of Sumatran Elephants as well as Sumatran Tigers, Macaques, Siamang Gibbons, Malayan Tapirs, … Read more

ANIMAL SIGHTED AT OUR LODGE THE FOOTAGE A GROUP OF WILD ELEPHANTS AT THE RIVER OF WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK

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