What national park hosts both Sumatran tigers and flying frogs?
Gunung Leuser National Park in the Aceh and Langkat regions of
Indonesia. This national park is one of the largest and most
diverse in the
country: Habitats vary from beaches, swamps and lowland
rainforests to alpine and montane forests. Included within park
boundaries is a rehabilitation station for orangutans.
Gunung Leuser hosts over 300 species of birds and almost 200 species of
reptiles and amphibians. Over 176 species of mammals reside in the
park, including the
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Malayan sunbear, Sumatran
rhinocerous and elephant, large
and lesser mousedeer, sambar deer, hog badger, clouded leopard and
flying lemur.
The
easiest entry point to the park is through Medan. Buses travel
from there to Kutacane. At
Kutacane, travelers can take smaller buses to the Lawe Gurah
Tourist Park and enter Gunung Leuser from there.
LINKS:
The
Leuser Foundation
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