Bali Barat National Park
West Bali National Park in Indonesian as Taman Nasional Bali Barat is located on the north western side of Bali, Indonesia. The park covers around 770 square kilometres (300 sq mi), which is approximately 10% of Bali’s total land area. To the north, it includes a 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) long beach, reef and islets. A seaport at Gilimanuk is west of the park, and the village of Goris is to the east. The National Park can be reached by roads from Gilimanuk and Singaraja, or by using ferries from Ketapang, Java.
A visit to this place is advised to those looking for pristine tropical nature. The park is the last natural habitat for the endangered jalak putih (Leucopsar rotschildi), as only less than 50 heads are known to be left in its natural environment.
Even though ornithologists can now breed the bird in captivity, the wild jalak putih that are found in the natural habitat are threatened by extinction because of poaching. The park also harbours ruminantias such as bantengs (Bos sonaicus) or deer-like menjangans. The National Park covers a wide range of natural environment, from mangrove coastal forest to African-like savannah and rain forests.
