National Park
Lore Lindu
Indonesia
IndonesiaLowland Anoa · Hairy Babirusa
April to October
See parkOne of the last places on the planet where the Sumatran orangutan, tiger, rhino and elephant still live side by side
Area
7,927 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
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Designated in
1980
Declared in 1980, it forms part of the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (UNESCO, 2004) and is one of the last places on the planet where all four of Sumatra's great emblematic species still live together in the wild: the orangutan, the tiger, the rhinoceros and the elephant, every one of them critically endangered. The village of Bukit Lawang, on the park's edge, has since 1973 housed a rehabilitation centre for orangutans orphaned or rescued from the illegal pet trade, the first of its kind in Asia, whose work has returned hundreds of animals to the forest over the decades.
Ecosystems found in Indonesia, where Gunung Leuser lies.
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Region
South-East Asia (Sumatra)
Climate
Tropical
Best season
April to October
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