Batang Toru Forest, Tapanuli
The Batang Toru forest covers some 136.000 ha of primary forest located in 3 Districts in North Sumatra: North Tapanuli, Central Tapanuli and South Tapanuli. This forest contains a wealth of biodiversity: including an estimated 1000 orangutans (about 15% of the remaining populations on Sumatra); the highly endangered sumatran tiger, tapir, serow, marbled cat and clouded leopard also reside in this forest.
Working in the Forest
Working in the Forest is not so easy: you have to walk there from a nearby village and then a long and heavy climb on a steep muddy mountain between the trees for some 800 meters ! It will take approximately 6 to 8 hours, and don’t forget the backpacks (weight 20 kgs). Temperature is tropical and humidity 95 %. But then you are there: the Base Camp. We will tell and show more next time.
