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428: 68: 269: 52: 442: 451: 708: 467: 75: 696: 260:, Baluran, at its centre. Its total area is 25,000 ha. It consists of five zones: the Main Zone (12,000 ha), the Wilderness Zone (5,537 ha, comprising 1,063 ha water and 4,574 ha land), the Intensive Utilization Zone (800 ha), the Specific Utilization Zone (5,780 ha) and the Rehabilitation Zone (783 ha). 416:, which occupied at least 6,000 hectares of savannah at the Baluran National Park, has made it increasingly difficult for bantengs to find food. In 2013, there were only 35 bantengs, while in 1996 there were still 320 bantengs. 408:
Poaching poses a major threat to the wildlife in the park, especially to the decreasing banteng population. According to ProFauna Indonesia, not only locals but also members of the military have been involved in poaching.
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to the east, the river Bajulmati (Wonorejo village) to the west and the river Klokoran (Sumberanyar village) to the south. The park is a rough circle, with the extinct
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The area has been protected since 1928, first initiated by the Dutch hunter A.H. Loedeboer. In 1937 it was declared a wildlife refuge by the
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There have been 444 plant species recorded in the park, including some endangered plant species such as:
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Baluran National Park is situated at the north-eastern extremity of
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The Javan Tiger and the Meri-Betiri Reserve, a plan for management
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survived in the protected area until the mid-1960s.
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IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Baluran National Park
Situbondo Regency
East Java
Indonesia
Situbondo
7°50′S 114°22′E / 7.833°S 114.367°E / -7.833; 114.367
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
balurannationalpark.web.id
Situbondo Regency
East Java
Indonesia
Mount Baluran
Java
Bali
Madura
Madura Strait
Bali Strait
volcano

Ziziphus mauritiana
Ziziphus rotundifolia
Tamarindus indica
Dioscorea hispida
Aleurites moluccanus
Corypha utan
mammal
Banteng

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