Bunaken

Bunaken National Park

Bunaken national park is a marine park located in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The park is located in the Coral Triangle, a habitat for 390 species of coral reefs as well as various species of fish, mollucs, reptiles and marine mammals. Bunaken national park is representative of Indoneaian marine ecosystem, including sea meadows, coral reefs and coastal ecosystem.
97% of national park is the habitat of the sea, while the remaining 3 % is land, includes five islands: Bunaken. Manado Tua, Mantehage, naen and siladen.
Bunaken National Park has a coral reef ecosystem is very rich. There are about 390 species of coral reefs in the region.The species of algae that can be found in the Bunaken National Park is Caulerpa, Padina Halimedadan. Bunaken National Park also has a variety of fish species, marine mammals, reptiles, birds, mollucs and mangrove. Approximately 90 species of fish live in the waters of this region.
On the mainland, the island is rich in Arecaceae, sago, woka, silar and coconut. In addition, the Bunaken National Park also has a species of animals that live on the mainland, such as deer and possum. Mangrove forest in the park is a habitate for crabs, lobsters, and sea birds.