Abstract
This study aims to identify the diversity and distribution of birds species for bird watching ecotourism development in the Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park. Field works was conducted in three months, from October to in December 2012. Data collection, was done with line transect method at Leang-Leang, Pattunuang, and Karaenta. Geographical position of transect line (traces) was recorded by using GPS then processed with GIS in order to produced bird watching maps tourist track. Result soft his study showed that, there are 47 species of birds found in the three lines of observation track, and 23 of them (48.9%) was endemic to the island of Sulawesi. Diversity indices of birds on the observation track at Leang-Leang is 3.02, in Pattunuang 2.78, and in the Karaenta 2.25. Among the three lines of observation, the highest population abundance is at Leang-Leang tracking line. It’s equal to 29 individuals /ha while the lowest population abundance are on the Karaenta track with 9 individuals /ha. Key words: Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park, Bird Watching, Ecotourism
Highlights
This study aims to identify the diversity and distribution of birds species for bird watching ecotourism development in the Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park
Geographical position of transect line was recorded by using GPS processed with GIS in order to produced bird watching maps tourist track
Result soft his study showed that, there are 47 species of birds found in the three lines of observation track, and 23 of them (48.9%) was endemic to the island of Sulawesi
Summary
Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung yang terletak di Sulawesi Selatan kaya akan keanekaragaman hayati baik flora maupun faunanya terutama spesies burung. Berbagai jenis burung dapat ditemukan di dalam kawasan Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung yang sebagian besar wilayahnya adalah merupakan ekosistem karst. Beberapa jenis satwa yang ada di kawasan tersebut telah dikembangkan sebagai kegiatan wisata berbasis satwa seperti pengamatan kupu-kupu dan pengamatan Monyet Hitam Sulawesi (Macacamaura). Adapun keanekaragaman jenis burung yang melimpah dapat dijadikan sebagai daya tarik wisata yang potensial untuk dikembangkan di Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung, yaitu melalui kegiatan pengamatan burung atau dalam istilah disebut Bird Watching. Kegiatan bird watching adalah salah satu teknik pendidikan konservasi yang dapat memberikan pengetahuan yang berwawasan lingkungan kepada semua pihak sehingga ikut berperan dalam melestarikan sumberdaya alam serta menyusun strategi pelestarian keanekaragaman hayati sehingga berlanjutnya kerusakan sumberdaya alam bias dicegah.
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