Wetlands International Indonesia Programme

Pulau Kimaam (known variously as P. Dolok, P. Yos Sudarso and Frederik-Hendrik Island) is a large island of about 1,146,000 ha located in southeast Irian Jaya (7 47' - 8 20' S -- and -- 137 33' - 138 53' E). It is separated from the mainland by the Princess Marianne Strait which may represent the lower extension of the Digul River in former times. See Status remarks for remarks on the reserve boundaries. Principal vegetation: 8 principal vegetation types heve been defined (Bishop 1984). - Mangrove forest: Avicennia, Sonneratia, Rhizophora. - Swamp forest: Avicennia, Sonneratia, Rhizophora. - Other swamp forests: Ficus sp., Syzygium, Terminalia, Melaleuca, Acacia, Erythronia, Callophyllum, Barringtonia inocarpus, Camnosperma, Dracontomelon, Mangifera and Planchonia papuana. - Many clumps of bamboo. - Seasonal Swampy grasslands Phragmites karka. - Melaleuca savannah. - Lush vegetation (Nymphaea) with permanent open water swamps.

Site Location

Suaka Margasatwa Pulau Kimaam ca be access by boat or plane. Merpati airlines has Twin Otter service from Merauke once every two weeks. Boats can be hired in Merauke for the trip which could take anywhere from 8 to 24 hours depending on the boat and sea conditions. Cargo ships use the Princess Marianne Strait on their journey to and from Merauke. The sea can be very rough during August in the south. In the dry season it is possible to travel by land to Okaba and even sometimes to Kumbis, where a canoe can be hired.

Special Memmo

The Kimaam Island Conservation areas together form the third largest conservation area in Irian Jaya, and the largest wetland reserve in Indonesia.

List of Birds (87 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Anas gibberifrons
Anas superciliosa
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anous minutus
Anous stolidus
Anseranas semipalmata
Ardea picata
Ardea sumatrana	Lower Risk
Ardeola striata
Arenaria interpres
Butorides striatus
Calidris alba
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris subminuta
Calidris tenuirostris
Ceyx azurea
Ceyx lepidus
Ceyx pusilla
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Chlidonias hybridus
Dacelo gaudichaud
Dacelo leachii
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna guttata
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Egretta intermedia
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta sacra
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus		App I
Esacus magnirostris
Gelochelidon nilotica
Grus rubicunda		App II
Haematopus longirostris
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon macleayii
Halcyon nigrocyanea
Halcyon sancta
Halcyon torotoro
Haliaeetus leucogaster		App II
Haliastur indus		App II
Haliastur sphenurus		App II
Himantopus himantopus
Irediparra gallinacea
Ixobrychus sinensis
Limicola falcinellus
Limosa lapponica
Limosa limosa
Megacrex inepta	Deficient Data
Megapodius freycinet
Melidora macrorrhina
Nettapus pulchellus
Numenius madagascariensis	Lower Risk
Numenius minutus
Numenius phaeopus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Pandion haliaetus		App II
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Platalea regia
Plegadis falcinellus
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis squatarola
Podiceps novaehollandiae
Podiceps ruficollis
Rallina tricolor
Rallus philippensis
Sterna albifrons
Sterna bengalensis
Sterna bergii
Sterna dougallii
Sterna sumatrana
Stiltia isabella
Sula sula
Tadorna radjah
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Tringa glareola
Tringa hypoleucos
Tringa nebularia
Tringa stagnatilis
Vanellus miles
Xenus cinereus
Zonerodius heliosylus	Lower Risk

List of Mamal (74 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Antechinus melanurus
Cervus timorensis
Chaerephon jobensis
Dactylopsila palpator
Dactylopsila trivirgata
Dasyurus albopunctatus	Vulnerable
Dasyurus spartacus	Vulnerable
Distoechurus pennatus
Dobsonia moluccense
Dorcopsis veterum
Echymipera kalubu
Echymipera rufescens
Emballonura beccarii
Emballonura furax	Vulnerable
Emballonura nigrescens
Emballonura raffrayana	Lower Risk
Hipposideros ater
Hipposideros calcaratus
Hipposideros diadema
Hydromys chrysogaster
Isoodon macrourus
Leptomys elegans
Lorentzimys nouhuysi
Macroglossus minimus
Macropus agilis
Melomys leucogaster
Melomys levipes
Melomys lorentzi
Melomys lutillus
Melomys moncktoni
Melomys platyops
Melomys rufescens
Miniopterus australis
Miniopterus tristis
Mormopterus beccarii
Murexia longicaudata
Mus musculus
Myoictis melas
Myotis adversus
Nyctimene aello	Rare
Nyctimene albiventer
Nyctimene cephalotes
Nyctimene cyclotis	Lower Risk
Nyctimene draconilla	Vulnerable
Parahydromys asper
Petaurus breviceps
Phalanger orientalis		App II
Philetor brachypterus
Pipistrellus tenuis
Planigale novaeguinea	Vulnerable
Pogonomelomys bruijni	Critically Endengered
Pogonomys loriae
Pogonomys macrourus
Pogonomys sylvestris
Pteropus alecto		App II
Pteropus conspicillatus		App II
Pteropus macrotis	Inderteminante	App II
Pteropus neohibernicus		App II
Pteropus scapulatus		App. II
Rattus argentiventer
Rattus leucopus
Rattus rattus
Rattus sordidus
Rhinolophus euryotis
Rousettus amplexicaudatus
Sminthopsis virginiae
Spilocuscus maculatus		App II
Strigocuscus gymnotis	Deficient Data
Sus scrofa
Syconycteris australis
Tachyglossus aculeatus
Taphozous saccolaimus
Thylogale brunii	Vulnerable
Uromys caudimaculatus

List of Fish (0 species)

List of Crustaseans (0 species)

List of Mollusk (0 species)

List of Fish (0 species)

List of Reptile (2 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Crocodylus novaeguineae		App II
Crocodylus porosus	Vulnerable	App II

List of Vegetation (13 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Avicennia sp.
Barringtonia sp.
Calophyllum sp.
Campnosperma sp.
Dracontomelon sp.
Ficus sp.
Mangifera sp.
Melaleuca cajuputi
Melaleuca leucadendron
Rhizophora sp.
Sonneratia sp.
Syzygium sp.
Terminalia sp.