Moyo Island
Moyo (older spelling Mojo) is an island in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province. It is off the north coast of Sumbawa Island and has an area of 349 km2.[1] Moyo Island is located in Sumbawa Regency within the Nusa Tenggara province, just north of Sumbawa. The island has an area of 32,044 hectares, about 8° south of the equator. The island is proposed as part of Moyo Satonda National Park along with Satonda Island.[2]
The island is mostly uninhabited and unknown to the majority of tourists; the population is about 4,200 inhabitants in 2022, distributed in 6 villages and almost all of them living on fishing and farming, and administered as the 2 desa of Labuhan Aji and Sebotok within Labuhan Badas District. In 1986 a National park was established to conserve and protect the extraordinary vegetation, its uniqueness, and the many animal species (birds, bats, monkeys, wild pigs, deer), and a Marine Reserve to preserve the unspoiled reefs surrounding the island.
Nature reserve
Most of Moyo is a nature reserve called Moyo Island Hunting Park covering 22,537.90 hectares (55,692.4 acres) (Decree of Minister of Forestry Number: 308/Kpts-II/1986 dated 29 September 1986)[citation needed], and is inhabited by macaques, wild cattle, wild pigs, barking deer, deer (Cervus timorensis) and several varieties of birds. The island rises 648 metres (2,126 feet) above sea level, and its centre is composed mainly of savannah and some strands of the forest. The National Park is home to long-tail macaques (Macaca fascicularis), wild bovines, wild pigs, deer (Cervus timorensis), and 21 bat species, including flying foxes. Bird-watching enthusiasts can observe 86 species of birds, 2 of them endangered: the yellow-headed parrot and the Tanimbar Megapode bird (Megapodium tenimberensis) which is endemic to Indonesia. It nests in large sandy heaps, litter, and other debris, where the heat generated by the decomposition of the organic material serves to incubate the eggs. Inside the Park there are also a few waterfalls, the biggest one is about 2 hours from Labuan Aji village, the others are within 15 minutes walking distance, in the forest frequented by a multitude of colorful butterflies. Recently, the entire coastline of Moyo Island has been declared a marine conservation area. The coral reefs and their inhabitants are now protected from fishing and pollution.
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.
References
External links
Moyo travel guide from Wikivoyage
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