The Tail of Bukit Barisan

Photographer’s remarks

Bukit Barisan Selatan National park is located on the tip of the Bukit Barisan mountain region of Sumatra. With total area of 365,000 hectares, this national park is the home and an important habitat for many endangered species like Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus malayanus), Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis), Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus), Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis), Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus).