Moyo Island
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Moyo is an island in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province. It lies off the coast off the north coast Sumbawa Island, and has an area of 349 km2.[1]
Most of Moyo is a nature reserve called Moyo Island Hunting Park covering 22,537.90 ha, and inhabited by wild cattle, wild pigs, barking deer, deer (Cervus timorensis) and several varieties of birds. The island rises 648m, and its centre is composed mainly of savannah and some strands of forest. A marine part in the southern island was established as Marine Park of Moyo Island. These two natural reserves are managed by an Office of Natural Conservation of West Nusa Tenggara, as a Technical Operation Unit of Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation-Ministry of Forestry.
Its vibrant coral reefs attract divers and snorkellers.
[edit] References
- ^ Monk,, K.A.; Fretes, Y., Reksodiharjo-Lilley, G. (1996). The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions Ltd., page 8. ISBN 962-593-076-0.
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