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Site Description
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Wasur National Park is located on flat-lowying alluvial plain, dissected by numerous rivers, including the Maro, Dalrii and Bensback. Due to the very flat topography of the area, there is no significant natural drainage system in large part of the area. The run-off of the rainfall remains stagnant for long periods during the wet season, and causes flooding of extensive areas, and many seasonal swamps. The only permanent open freshwater area is Rawa Biru. This area is the major water resource for Merauke.
The vegetation of Wasur has been poorly described. Bishop (1984) described 10 vegetation types such as Melaleuca-Eucalyptus woodlands, savannahs, parkland, swamps, mangroves and lowland forest. On the coast:
very extensive tidal mudflats occur.
Wasur National Park comprises following habitats:
Mangrove forests : 6,180 ha.
Savannah : 161,180 ha.
CA. Rawa Biru includes:
Seasonal Freshwater swamp : 4,000 ha.
Seasonal Peatswamp : 253,020 ha.
(These figures include proposed extention).
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove of up to 3 km across: Avicennia, Sonneratia, Rhizophora, Bruguiera, Acanthus, Acrostichum.
Freshwater swamp forest: Melaleuca leucodendron.
Swamp grasslands: Praghmites karka and sedges/grasses.
Lush vegetation : Nymphaea spp., Lotus, Utricularia, Lemina, Azolla etc.
The Wasur N.P. has a tremendously diverse avifauna. A total of 239 species has been recorded in the reserve and its surroundings (Silvius, et al., 1989).
A total of about 14 villages are located within the reserve boundries. Some of these are semi-permanent. There area about 2510 people (1992) that live in the area. There are also 4 villages just at the other side of the Maro river or north of the reserve boundary, which have traditional hunting or agricultural areas (dusun) overlapping with the reserve. Most of the people in the villages depend on agriculture (traditional and non-traditional) (Silvius, et al. 1989) |
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Site Location |
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Wasur National Park lies in the extreme south-east corner of Irian Jaya, between the coast, the Maro river and the border with Papua New Guinea. Merauke is the only town in this part of Irian Jaya, and is located just a few kilometres from the reserve's south-west boundary. A trans-Irian highway, which connects Merauke and Tanah Merah, bisects the Wasur National Park, making it easily accasible to the park. |
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Special Memmo |
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Wasur and Rawa Biru reserve is of high national importance as it is the only reserve with such a high diversity in lowland savanna habitats and fauna. The Rawa Biru area has a crucial function during the dry season as the only large remaining open freshwa |
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| | List of Birds (120 species) | |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
Cites |
| Accipiter poliocephalus | | App II | | Actitis hypoleucos | | | | Anas gibberifrons | | | | Anas querquedula | | | | Anas superciliosa | | | | Anhinga melanogaster | Lower Risk | | | Anhinga novaehollandiae | | | | Anous stolidus | | | | Anseranas semipalmata | | | | Aquila gurneyi | Lower Risk | App II | | Ardea pacifica | | | | Ardea sumatrana | Lower Risk | | | Ardeola striata | | | | Arenaria interpres | | | | Artamus leucorynchus | | | | Aythya australis | | | | Cacatua galerita | | App II | | Cacatua sanguinea | | App II | | Casuarius casuarius | Vulnerable | | | Centropus phasianinus | | | | Ceyx azurea | | | | Ceyx lepidus | | | | Ceyx pusilla | | | | Charadrius leschenaultii | | | | Charadrius mongolus | | | | Clytoceyx rex | Deficient Data | | | Coracina melas | | | | Coracina papuensis | | | | Dacelo gaudichaud | | | | Dacelo leachii | | | | Dacelo tyro | | | | Dendrocygna arcuata | | | | Dendrocygna guttata | | | | Dicrurus hottentottus | | | | Ducula bicolor | | | | Eclectus roratus | | App II | | Egretta alba | | | | Egretta garzetta | | | | Egretta intermedia | | | | Egretta novaehollandiae | | | | Egretta picata | | | | Egretta sacra | | | | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | | App I | | Erythrogonys cinctus | | | | Esacus magnirostris | | | | Gelochelidon nilotica | | | | Grallina cyanoleuca | | | | Grus rubicunda | | App II | | Gymnocrex plumbeiventris | | | | Gymnorhina tibicen | | | | Haematopus longirostris | | | | Halcyon chloris | | | | Halcyon macleayii | | | | Halcyon nigrocyanea | | | | Halcyon sancta | | | | Halcyon torotoro | | | | Haliaeetus leucogaster | | App II | | Haliastur indus | | App II | | Haliastur sphenurus | | App II | | Himantopus leucocephalus | | | | Hoplopterus miles | | | | Irediparra gallinacea | | | | Ixobrychus flavicollis | | | | Ixobrychus sinensis | | | | Lalage sueurii | | | | Larus novaehollandiae | | | | Limicola falcinellus | | | | Limosa lapponica | | | | Limosa limosa | | | | Lorius lory | | App II | | Macropygia amboinensis | | | | Megacrex inepta | Deficient Data | | | Megapodius freycinet | | | | Melidora macrorrhina | | | | Melithreptus albogularis | | | | Mino dumontii | | | | Nettapus pulchellus | | | | Numenius madagascariensis | Lower Risk | | | Numenius minutus | | | | Numenius phaeopus | | | | Nycticorax caledonicus | | | | Pandion haliaetus | | App II | | Pelecanus conspicillatus | | | | Phalacrocorax carbo | | | | Phalacrocorax melanoleucos | | | | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | | | | Phalaropus lobatus | | | | Philemon buceroides | | | | Philemon citreogularis | | | | Pitohui kirhocephalus | | | | Platalea regia | | | | Plegadis falcinellus | | | | Pluvialis fulva | | | | Pluvialis squatarola | | | | Podiceps novaehollandiae | | | | Podiceps ruficollis | | | | Porphyrio porphyrio | | | | Rallina tricolor | | | | Rallus philippensis | | | | Rhipidura leucophrys | | | | Sterna albifrons | | | | Sterna bengalensis | | | | Sterna bergii | | | | Sterna caspia | | | | Sterna dougallii | | | | Sterna hirundo | | | | Sterna sumatrana | | | | Stiltia isabella | | | | Sula leucogaster | | | | Sula sula | | | | Tadorna radjah | | | | Threskiornis aethiopicus | | | | Threskiornis spinicollis | | | | Trichoglossus haematodus | | App II | | Tringa glareola | | | | Tringa nebularia | | | | Tringa stagnatilis | | | | Turnix maculosa | | | | Xenus cinereus | | | | Zonerodius heliosylus | Lower Risk | |
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| | List of Mamal (74 species) | |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
Cites |
| Antechinus melanurus | | | | Cervus timorensis | | | | Chaerephon jobensis | | | | Dactylopsila palpator | | | | Dactylopsila trivirgata | | | | Dasyurus albopunctatus | Vulnerable | | | Dasyurus spartacus | Vulnerable | | | Distoechurus pennatus | | | | Dobsonia moluccense | | | | Dorcopsis veterum | | | | Echymipera kalubu | | | | Echymipera rufescens | | | | Emballonura beccarii | | | | Emballonura furax | Vulnerable | | | Emballonura nigrescens | | | | Emballonura raffrayana | Lower Risk | | | Hipposideros ater | | | | Hipposideros calcaratus | | | | Hipposideros diadema | | | | Hydromys chrysogaster | | | | Isoodon macrourus | | | | Leptomys elegans | | | | Lorentzimys nouhuysi | | | | Macroglossus minimus | | | | Macropus agilis | | | | Melomys leucogaster | | | | Melomys levipes | | | | Melomys lorentzi | | | | Melomys lutillus | | | | Melomys moncktoni | | | | Melomys platyops | | | | Melomys rufescens | | | | Miniopterus australis | | | | Miniopterus magnater | | | | Miniopterus tristis | | | | Mormopterus beccarii | | | | Murexia longicaudata | | | | Mus musculus | | | | Myoictis melas | | | | Myotis adversus | | | | Nyctimene aello | Rare | | | Nyctimene albiventer | | | | Nyctimene cephalotes | | | | Nyctimene cyclotis | Lower Risk | | | Nyctimene draconilla | Vulnerable | | | Parahydromys asper | | | | Paranyctimene raptor | Lower Risk | | | Petaurus breviceps | | | | Phalanger orientalis | | App II | | Philetor brachypterus | | | | Pipistrellus tenuis | | | | Planigale novaeguinea | Vulnerable | | | Pogonomelomys bruijni | Critically Endengered | | | Pogonomys macrourus | | | | Pteropus alecto | | App II | | Pteropus conspicillatus | | App II | | Pteropus macrotis | Inderteminante | App II | | Pteropus neohibernicus | | App II | | Pteropus scapulatus | | App. II | | Rattus argentiventer | | | | Rattus leucopus | | | | Rattus norvegicus | | | | Rattus rattus | | | | Rattus sordidus | | | | Rhinolophus euryotis | | | | Rousettus amplexicaudatus | | | | Sminthopsis virginiae | | | | Spilocuscus maculatus | | App II | | Strigocuscus gymnotis | Deficient Data | | | Sus scrofa | | | | Syconycteris australis | | | | Tachyglossus aculeatus | | | | Taphozous saccolaimus | | | | Uromys caudimaculatus | | |
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| | List of Fish (23 species) | |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
Cites |
| Ambassis agrammus | | | | Anabas testudineus | | | | Arius carinatus | | | | Arius graeffei | | | | Clarias batrachus | | | | Craterocephalus nouhuysi | | | | Glossamia aprion | | | | Iriatherina werneri | | | | Lates calcarifer | | | | Liza subviridis | | | | Megalops cyprinoides | | | | Melanotaenia splendida | | | | Mesopristes argenteus | | | | Neosilurus ater | | | | Oreochromis mossambicus | | | | Oxyeleotris herwerdenii | | | | Pingalla lorentzi | | | | Porochilus meraukensis | | | | Scleropages jardinii | | | | Strongylura kreffti | | | | Toxotes jaculator | | | | Toxotes lorentzi | | | | Varia jamoerensis | Vulnerable | |
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| | List of Crustaseans (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Mollusk (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Fish (0 species) | |
No data found for the provided SITE_COD.
| | List of Reptile (6 species) | |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
Cites |
| Carettochelys insculpta | | | | Chlamydosaurus kingi | | | | Crocodylus novaeguineae | | App II | | Crocodylus porosus | Vulnerable | App II | | Varanus salvadorii | | App II | | Varanus timorensis | | App II |
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| | List of Vegetation (114 species) | |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
Cites |
| Acacia auriculiformis | | | | Acacia leptocarpa | | | | Acacia mangium | | | | Acanthus ilicifolius | | | | Acanthus sp. | | | | Acrostichum sp. | | | | Aegiceras corniculatum | | | | Alstonia scholaris | | | | Alternanthera sessilis | | | | Aniseia martinicensis | | | | Artocarpus sp. | | | | Avicennia alba | | | | Avicennia sp. | | | | Azolla pinnata | | | | Azolla sp. | | | | Banksia dentata | | | | Barringtonia sp. | | | | Blyxa auberti | | | | Bruguiera gymnorhiza | | | | Bruguiera sp. | | | | Burmannia sp. | | | | Byblis liniflora | | | | Carnavalia maritima | | | | Cassytha filiformis | | | | Ceratopteris thalictroides | | | | Chloris gayana | | | | Clitoria sp. | | | | Cryptocoryne ciliata | | | | Cycas rumphii | | | | Cynodon dactylon | | | | Cyperus compactus | | | | Cyperus halpan | | | | Cyperus javanicus | | | | Dianella javanica | | | | Digitaria sp. | | | | Dolichandrone spathacea | | | | Drosera burmanni | | | | Drosera indica | | | | Eleocharis dulcis | | | | Eriocaulon longifolium | | | | Erythrina sp. | | | | Eucalyptus deglupta | | | | Excoecaria indica | | | | Fimbristylis cymosa | | | | Fimbristylis dichotoma | | | | Flagellaria indica | | | | Galinsoga parviflora | | | | Glochidion sp. | | | | Grevillea gauluca | | | | Helminthostachys zeylanica | | | | Heritiera littoralis | | | | Heteropogon contortus | | | | Hibiscus tiliaceus | | | | Hyptis brevipes | | | | Imperata cylindrica | | | | Ipomoea aquatica | | | | Ipomoea pescaprae | | | | Ischaemum barbatum | | | | Lemna perpusilla | | | | Ludwigia octovalvis | | | | Lygodium flexuosum | | | | Lygodium sp. | | | | Mallotus sp. | | | | Mangifera gedebe | | | | Marsilea crenata | | | | Melaleuca leucadendron | | | | Melaleuca symphyocarpa | | | | Melaleuca viridiflora | | | | Metroxylon sagu | | | | Mimosa pigra | | | | Monochoria hastata | | | | Morinda citrifolia | | | | Nauclea coadunata | | | | Nepenthes papuana | | | | Nymphaea pubescens | | | | Nymphaea sp. | | | | Nymphoides aurantiaca | | | | Nypa fruticans | | | | Ophiuros tongcalingii | | | | Pandanus sp. | | | | Passiflora foetida | | | | Peltophorum pterocarpus | | | | Phallusamorpho paeoniifolius | | | | Philydrum lanuginosum | | | | Pholidocarpus sp. | | | | Phragmites karka | | | | Phyllanthus sp. | | | | Physalis angulata | | | | Pistia stratiotes | | | | Platycerium coronarium | | | | Pluchea indica | | | | Premna foetida | | | | Rhizophora mucronata | | | | Rhizophora sp. | | | | Rhynchospora rubra | | | | Sesbania javanica | | | | Sesuvium portulacastrum | | | | Sonneratia caseolaris | | | | Sonneratia sp. | | | | Stenochlaena palustris | | | | Stercularia sp. | | | | Striga sp. | | | | Terminalia catappa | | | | Tetracera sp. | | | | Themeda australis | | | | Thespesia populnea | | | | Triglochin procera | | | | Tristania suaveolens | | | | Uncaria sclerophylla | | | | Utricularia aurea | | | | Utricularia sp. | | | | Wedelia biflora | | | | Xyris indica | | | | Zoysia matrella | | |
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