Nature Park Island Riung Seventeen is the group of islands large
and small, with the number of 17 islands, namely Pulau Pau, Borong
Island, Ontoloe Island (the largest), Pulau Dua, Island Kolong,
Lainjawa Island, Pulau Besar, Pulau Halima (Island nani), Patta
Island, Rutong Island, Island Tables, Bampa Island (Island Tampa or
Tembang Island), Pulau Tiga (Long Island), Island Copper, Taor
Island, Island and Island Wire Sui. The whole island is not
inhabited by humans.
Flora:
Nature Tourism Park Seventeen Island is typical of dry forest with a
mixture of vegetation types Ketapang (Terminalia catappa), hibiscus
(Hibiscus tiliacus), pecan (Aleuritis molucana), pandan (Pandanus
tectorius), teak (Tectona grandis), bulging ( Sterculia foetida),
Kesambi (Schleichera oleosa), sandalwood (Santalum album), cinnamon
(Mangivera indica), tamarind (Tamarindus indica), sengon sea (Albizia
sp), Johar (Cassia siamea), nyamplung (Calophyllum inophykum) and
ampupu ( Eucalyptus urophylla). Almost the entire coastal area of
the island group is overgrown with mangrove forests are still intact
with the dominant species Rhizophora sp, Bruquiera gymnoriza, and
Sonneratia sp.
Fauna:
Various types of fauna that live in this area include the Komodo
dragon (Varanus komodoensis), timor deer (Cervus timorensis),
hedgehogs (Zaglossus sp), monkey (Macaca sp), ferrets (Paradoxurus
haemaproditus), timor monitor lizard (Varanus timorensis), Kuskus (
Phalanger sp), partridges (Gallus sp), crocodile (Crododulus porosus),
and various types of birds such as eagles (Elanus sp), bluwok or
white heron (Egretta sacra), glawe clothing or black stork (Ciconia
episcopus), a bird's chest perkici yellow (Trichoglosus haemotodus),
parrot (Lorius domicella), cuckoo (Streptopelia chinensis), a bird
or birds wontong charred (Anas reinwardtii) and bats (Pteropsus
veropirus).
Coral Reefs:
In addition, Island Seventeen area is also rich in coral reef
ecosystems and the types of sea water biota. There are approximately
27 species of coral
of them is Montipora sp, Acropora sp, sp Lobophylla, Platygyra sp,
sp Galaxea, Pavites sp, Stylopora sp, Pavona sp, sp Echynophylla and
Echynopora sp. The types of biota that live diperairan include
marine mammals such as cow (Dugong dugon), dolphins and whales (Physister
catodon) and various ornamental fish that live in the rocks.
Animal Komodo.
In some regions and islands in this Nature Park, among others in the
area Torong Padang, the Komodo dragon living in a particular season
or time can be seen from the ship, while the ship was laid off.
Accessibility:
This point can be reached by following route options:
• Ruteng - Riung by public transportation, travel time approximately
8 hours.
• Ende - Riung by public transportation, travel time approximately 7
hours.
• Bajawa - Boawae - Mbai - Riung by public transportation, travel
time approximately 6 hours.
Public transport buses long distance via this route each day quite a
lot, from 8 am today until 6 o'clock in the afternoon. In the rainy
season, road from Ende and from Shikara often have problems because
of soil erosion in the area are generally unstable and prone to
landslides. |
