Wasur National Park, It is located 13
km out of Merauke town on an area of 412,387 ha. This park has various kinds of
flora and fauna which part of them never found elsewhere in the world. To reach
it, all kinds of vehicles can be taken. No hills or mountains range are seen
but variety of habitats, such as savannah, mangroves forest and the most
interesting sight of stretching marsh ebb. Wasur National Park is suitable for
various kinds of activities like bird watching, wild life and nature,
adventure, culture and traditional hunting. One other thing strange but
interesting is the sporadic designed house which is called termite mounds. It
arises to the universe fascinatingly as if the earth flowered huge sponges.
There are 74 kinds of bird from 390 species are never found elsewhere in the
world. It is so comfortable whenever we watch them hopping and flying among
trees and branches, looking for food with their gentle voices like 'aeolin
harp', as if we were asked to stop and questioned: "where is the melody
from". These are the voices of birds in their own characteristics, which
are rare but very attractive. There are 3 ethnic groups inhabit this area. They
are Marind, Ranum and Murori, each with their own language and culture. A great
number of them live in 13 villages and earning their live by gardening and hunting.
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