🏝️ Ujung Kulon National Park – Peucang Island
UNESCO World Heritage Site and critical habitat for endangered Javan rhinoceros
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1991 under criteria (vii), (ix), and (x)
- Located at the western tip of Java, Indonesia, comprising the Ujung Kulon Peninsula and offshore islands including Peucang, Panaitan, and Handeuleum
- Last remaining habitat of fewer than 80 Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) in the world
- Protects over 270 bird species, lowland rainforest ecosystems, marine coral reefs, and mangrove habitats across terrestrial and marine zones
Ujung Kulon National Park encompasses both terrestrial and marine protected areas at Java's western extremity, near the Sunda ...