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East Java
Meru Betiri Reserve
Here at the southeastern tip of the province is where the last of the Javanese tigers sought
refuge. A hundred and fifty years ago the Javanese tiger inhabited most of Java and was even
considered a nuisance in some populated areas.During the late 1800s and early 1900s was
hunted mercilessly and its habitat destroyed by plantation builders. By the beginning of the
Second World War it survived only in the most remote mountains and forests, and today the last
four or five live on the brink of extinction. The government and the World Wildlife Fund have
mounted a determined effort to save the tigers and their environment. Meru Beteri is not simply
a tiger reserve. Wildlife of all kinds thrives here, the black panthers, leopards and sea turtles.
Other places of interest:
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