Lamandau Nature Reserve

Lamandau Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Lamandau Nature Reserve

Map of Kalimantan

Location Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
Coordinates 2°47′13″S 111°22′05″E / 2.787°S 111.368°E / -2.787; 111.368Coordinates: 2°47′13″S 111°22′05″E / 2.787°S 111.368°E / -2.787; 111.368[1]
Area 761 km2 (294 sq mi)

The Lamandau Nature Reserve is found in Borneo, Indonesia. This site has an area of 761 km2 (294 sq mi).[2] It is home to a number of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). It is this reserve that rehabilitates and orphan orangutans are released into by the Orangutan Foundation. (McConkey, 2005)

See also

Further reading

McConkey, M. 2005. Bornean Orangutan, In Caldecotte, J. and Miles., eds, World Atlas of Great Apes and their conservation. Prepared at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. University of California Press, Berkeley, USA.

References

  1. ↑ "Lamandau Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas


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