A. Legal base, location, and space
The Amolengo Forest of 850 ha is located Amolengu Village, Lainea
Sub-district, South Konawe District. It is geographically positioned between
3°57' -°59' southern laitude and 122°48' - 122°50' eastern longitude. This
area has been set as a wildlife reserve on October 25, 1975 by decree of
Minister of Agriculture no. 423/Kpts/Um/10/1975. Now the total area of
Amolengu Forest has been scaled down to be 550 ha because of community
settlement in Amolengu and Rumba-Rumba Villages. Amolengu Forest is a habitat
of Anoa.
Amolengu Wildlife Reserve is bordered by Amolengo Village in the north, Buton
Strait in the east, Kolono Bay in the south, and Rumba-Rumba Village in the
west. management of this area is under the authority of RPH Tanjung Polewali,
BKPH Laiwoi Selatan, KPH Kendari.
B. Potency
Amolengo Wildlife Reserve is situated at 0 - 100 m above sea level which is
topographically flat and mountainous with slope 5 - 30%. The annual rainfall
is 2.815 mm with humidity 80,3 %. The warmest temperature is 33°C and the
coolest is 20°C. Rainy season is in Januari - Juni, and dry season in July -
December.
According to Mustari (1996), the Amolengo is composed of four forest
formation, namely primary forest, secondary forest, coastal forest and
mangrove forest, with high richness of flora. At least 101 tree species are
grown there. The dominant vegetation within its primary forest are: 'nguru' (Tarrietia
riedeliana), 'rao' (Dracontomelon mangiferum), and 'kolasa' (Parinari
corymbosa). In the secondary forest there are 'bolongita' (Tetrameles
nudiflora), 'osee' (Evodia celebica), 'ondolea' (Canangium odoratum), and 'kalengka'
(Anthocephalus macrophyllus). In the coastal forest grown 'dungun' (Heritiera
littoralis), 'buta-buta' (Exoecaria agallocha), 'bambaelo' (Dolichandrone
spathacea), 'cendrana' (Pterocarpus indicus), and 'taloe' (Cynometra ramiflora).
The dominant vegetation in its mangrove forest are: 'tongke' (Bruguiera
gymnorrhiza), 'bakau' (Rhizophora mucronata), and 'tangir' (B.
carryophylloides).
Some wildlife found in the Amolengo are low land anoa (Bubalus depressicornis),
deer (Cervus timorensis), Sulawesi black monkey (Macaca ochreata), wild pig (Sus
celebensis), and squirrel (Callosciurus sp.). There are also various species
of birds: Sulawesi hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix), grey dove (Ducula aenea),
white dove (Ducula bicolor), 'ekek' (Loriculus stigmatus), 'koda' (Tanygnathus
sumatranus), yellow bird (Oriulus chinensis), and red jungle fowl (Gallus
gallus). During rainy season, the following water birds are populated there:
lesser tree duck (Dendrocygna arquata), black stork (Ciconia episcopus), 'cangak
merah' (Ardea purpurea), 'cekakak' (Halycon chloris), 'raja udang merah'
(Halcyon coromanda), and 'raja udang kecil' (Alcedo atthis).
Management of Amolengo Wildlife Reserve is under the authority of Resort KSDA
Tg. Amolengo which is controlled by 2 personnel.
C. Accessibility
Amolengo Wildlife Reserve is accessible from kendari both by land and by sea.
It is about ± 90 km or 2 - 2,5 hours by car.
D. Problems
The main problem identified is the area of 550 ha is too small for the home
range of anoa. Other problems are illegal logging, hunting, grabbing rattan. |
