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ENU ISLAND

Enu Island is a marine reserve, the largest nesting site for sea turtles in Aru and the place where ugong had been common. Dugong is now rare only some at a place called Dugong creek. n the moonlight before midnight one can watch lumbering black shapes of turtles emerge from the ea, crowling up the beach to lay their eggs on Enu island. t takes appr. 5 hours by a chartered speedboat from Doboto Enu Island.

 

BAUN ISLAND

Baun Islandis a natural conservation for these fauna, especially for the Birds of Paradise. It is very interesting to watch the Birds of Paradise make love. The time is from May to September when the birds, the female and the male come to be together on the special tree to make love. The male that has beautiful feathers will spread its beautiful wings to cover himself and at the same time it cover his sight too. Birds of Paradise are one of the many endangered species.


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