Site Name : TAMAN NASIONAL WASUR
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
8 46 52 S Logitude : 140 46 30
Altitude :
0 to 90 metres
Area :
413.810 ha Wetlands: 263.200 ha
Status : National park
Legislation : SK Menhut No. 448/Menhut-IV/1990, 24-3-1990.
Tenure : Sub Balai Kawasan Sumber Daya Alam.
Province :  
  Site Description  
  Wasur National Park is located on flat-lowying alluvial plain, dissected by numerous rivers, including the Maro, Dalrii and Bensback. Due to the very flat topography of the area, there is no significant natural drainage system in large part of the area. The run-off of the rainfall remains stagnant for long periods during the wet season, and causes flooding of extensive areas, and many seasonal swamps. The only permanent open freshwater area is Rawa Biru. This area is the major water resource for Merauke. The vegetation of Wasur has been poorly described. Bishop (1984) described 10 vegetation types such as Melaleuca-Eucalyptus woodlands, savannahs, parkland, swamps, mangroves and lowland forest. On the coast: very extensive tidal mudflats occur. Wasur National Park comprises following habitats: Mangrove forests : 6,180 ha. Savannah : 161,180 ha. CA. Rawa Biru includes: Seasonal Freshwater swamp : 4,000 ha. Seasonal Peatswamp : 253,020 ha. (These figures include proposed extention). Principal vegetation: Mangrove of up to 3 km across: Avicennia, Sonneratia, Rhizophora, Bruguiera, Acanthus, Acrostichum. Freshwater swamp forest: Melaleuca leucodendron. Swamp grasslands: Praghmites karka and sedges/grasses. Lush vegetation : Nymphaea spp., Lotus, Utricularia, Lemina, Azolla etc. The Wasur N.P. has a tremendously diverse avifauna. A total of 239 species has been recorded in the reserve and its surroundings (Silvius, et al., 1989). A total of about 14 villages are located within the reserve boundries. Some of these are semi-permanent. There area about 2510 people (1992) that live in the area. There are also 4 villages just at the other side of the Maro river or north of the reserve boundary, which have traditional hunting or agricultural areas (dusun) overlapping with the reserve. Most of the people in the villages depend on agriculture (traditional and non-traditional) (Silvius, et al. 1989)  
  Site Location  
  Wasur National Park lies in the extreme south-east corner of Irian Jaya, between the coast, the Maro river and the border with Papua New Guinea. Merauke is the only town in this part of Irian Jaya, and is located just a few kilometres from the reserve's south-west boundary. A trans-Irian highway, which connects Merauke and Tanah Merah, bisects the Wasur National Park, making it easily accasible to the park.  
  Special Memmo  
  Wasur and Rawa Biru reserve is of high national importance as it is the only reserve with such a high diversity in lowland savanna habitats and fauna. The Rawa Biru area has a crucial function during the dry season as the only large remaining open freshwa  
  List of Birds (120 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Accipiter poliocephalus App II
Actitis hypoleucos
Anas gibberifrons
Anas querquedula
Anas superciliosa
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Anous stolidus
Anseranas semipalmata
Aquila gurneyi Lower Risk App II
Ardea pacifica
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola striata
Arenaria interpres
Artamus leucorynchus
Aythya australis
Cacatua galerita App II
Cacatua sanguinea App II
Casuarius casuarius Vulnerable
Centropus phasianinus
Ceyx azurea
Ceyx lepidus
Ceyx pusilla
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius mongolus
Clytoceyx rex Deficient Data
Coracina melas
Coracina papuensis
Dacelo gaudichaud
Dacelo leachii
Dacelo tyro
Dendrocygna arcuata
Dendrocygna guttata
Dicrurus hottentottus
Ducula bicolor
Eclectus roratus App II
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Egretta intermedia
Egretta novaehollandiae
Egretta picata
Egretta sacra
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus App I
Erythrogonys cinctus
Esacus magnirostris
Gelochelidon nilotica
Grallina cyanoleuca
Grus rubicunda App II
Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
Gymnorhina tibicen
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 leucocephalus
Hoplopterus miles
Irediparra gallinacea
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Ixobrychus sinensis
Lalage sueurii
Larus novaehollandiae
Limicola falcinellus
Limosa lapponica
Limosa limosa
Lorius lory App II
Macropygia amboinensis
Megacrex inepta Deficient Data
Megapodius freycinet
Melidora macrorrhina
Melithreptus albogularis
Mino dumontii
Nettapus pulchellus
Numenius madagascariensis Lower Risk
Numenius minutus
Numenius phaeopus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Pandion haliaetus App II
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalaropus lobatus
Philemon buceroides
Philemon citreogularis
Pitohui kirhocephalus
Platalea regia
Plegadis falcinellus
Pluvialis fulva
Pluvialis squatarola
Podiceps novaehollandiae
Podiceps ruficollis
Porphyrio porphyrio
Rallina tricolor
Rallus philippensis
Rhipidura leucophrys
Sterna albifrons
Sterna bengalensis
Sterna bergii
Sterna caspia
Sterna dougallii
Sterna hirundo
Sterna sumatrana
Stiltia isabella
Sula leucogaster
Sula sula
Tadorna radjah
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Threskiornis spinicollis
Trichoglossus haematodus App II
Tringa glareola
Tringa nebularia
Tringa stagnatilis
Turnix maculosa
Xenus cinereus
Zonerodius heliosylus Lower Risk
  List of Mammals (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 magnater
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
Paranyctimene raptor Lower Risk
Petaurus breviceps
Phalanger orientalis App II
Philetor brachypterus
Pipistrellus tenuis
Planigale novaeguinea Vulnerable
Pogonomelomys bruijni Critically Endengered
Pogonomys macrourus
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 norvegicus
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
Uromys caudimaculatus
 
  List of Fish (23 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Ambassis agrammus
Anabas testudineus
Arius carinatus
Arius graeffei
Clarias batrachus
Craterocephalus nouhuysi
Glossamia aprion
Iriatherina werneri
Lates calcarifer
Liza subviridis
Megalops cyprinoides
Melanotaenia splendida
Mesopristes argenteus
Neosilurus ater
Oreochromis mossambicus
Oxyeleotris herwerdenii
Pingalla lorentzi
Porochilus meraukensis
Scleropages jardinii
Strongylura kreffti
Toxotes jaculator
Toxotes lorentzi
Varia jamoerensis Vulnerable
  List of Crustaceans (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Mollusks (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Amphibians (0 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
  List of Reptiles (6 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Carettochelys insculpta
Chlamydosaurus kingi
Crocodylus novaeguineae App II
Crocodylus porosus Vulnerable App II
Varanus salvadorii App II
Varanus timorensis App II
  List of Vegetations (114 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Acacia auriculiformis
Acacia leptocarpa
Acacia mangium
Acanthus ilicifolius
Acanthus sp.
Acrostichum sp.
Aegiceras corniculatum
Alstonia scholaris
Alternanthera sessilis
Aniseia martinicensis
Artocarpus sp.
Avicennia alba
Avicennia sp.
Azolla pinnata
Azolla sp.
Banksia dentata
Barringtonia sp.
Blyxa auberti
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Bruguiera sp.
Burmannia sp.
Byblis liniflora
Carnavalia maritima
Cassytha filiformis
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Chloris gayana
Clitoria sp.
Cryptocoryne ciliata
Cycas rumphii
Cynodon dactylon
Cyperus compactus
Cyperus halpan
Cyperus javanicus
Dianella javanica
Digitaria sp.
Dolichandrone spathacea
Drosera burmanni
Drosera indica
Eleocharis dulcis
Eriocaulon longifolium
Erythrina sp.
Eucalyptus deglupta
Excoecaria indica
Fimbristylis cymosa
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Flagellaria indica
Galinsoga parviflora
Glochidion sp.
Grevillea gauluca
Helminthostachys zeylanica
Heritiera littoralis
Heteropogon contortus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Hyptis brevipes
Imperata cylindrica
Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea pescaprae
Ischaemum barbatum
Lemna perpusilla
Ludwigia octovalvis
Lygodium flexuosum
Lygodium sp.
Mallotus sp.
Mangifera gedebe
Marsilea crenata
Melaleuca leucadendron
Melaleuca symphyocarpa
Melaleuca viridiflora
Metroxylon sagu
Mimosa pigra
Monochoria hastata
Morinda citrifolia
Nauclea coadunata
Nepenthes papuana
Nymphaea pubescens
Nymphaea sp.
Nymphoides aurantiaca
Nypa fruticans
Ophiuros tongcalingii
Pandanus sp.
Passiflora foetida
Peltophorum pterocarpus
Phallusamorpho paeoniifolius
Philydrum lanuginosum
Pholidocarpus sp.
Phragmites karka
Phyllanthus sp.
Physalis angulata
Pistia stratiotes
Platycerium coronarium
Pluchea indica
Premna foetida
Rhizophora mucronata
Rhizophora sp.
Rhynchospora rubra
Sesbania javanica
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Sonneratia caseolaris
Sonneratia sp.
Stenochlaena palustris
Stercularia sp.
Striga sp.
Terminalia catappa
Tetracera sp.
Themeda australis
Thespesia populnea
Triglochin procera
Tristania suaveolens
Uncaria sclerophylla
Utricularia aurea
Utricularia sp.
Wedelia biflora
Xyris indica
Zoysia matrella