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The activities of Yayasan Pulau Banyak concentrate, as the name
would suggest, in Pulau Banyak, an archipelago off the coast of
South East Aceh. Like Sumatra, Pulau Banyak also has a healthy
array of habitats and wildlife consisting of mangroves, hill
forests, freshwater swamp forests, lowland forests and coral reefs.
Pulau Bangkaru is covered by dense, pristine forest with tree ferns,
strangler fig trees and many epiphytes. The island harbours the
nesting beach for 3 species of sea turtles but have also pristine
forests and fresh water. Other animals inhabiting the island are
crocodiles, a sub-specie of Hill myna, Mouse deer and many species
of amphibians.
Northern Sumatra map by courtesy of Mahmud Bangkaru
Pulau Banyak map by courtesy of Mahmud Bangkaru
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