Grief Muara Angke Wildlife

 This forest should not be extinct, animals preserved, so that our children and grandchildren in the future can still enjoy

Jakarta ( ANTARA News ) - " In the woods you know there Jakarta , " said Ganda Saragih ( 35 ) , Highways Wildlife Refuge visitors Muara Angke , while promoting the place to his friends .
Yes , it still has a metropolitan jungle .
Estuary Wildlife Reserve Forest Highways Angke which are areas Kapok Muara and Pluit Village , right in front of the homes of the elite Pantai Indah Kapok North Jakarta , it is one of the last strongholds for the life support system of the capital city.
Rub each other the sound leaves blown by the wind , the sound of the birds , and the sounds of nature are soothing greet visitors who enter the nature reserve .
Upon entering the forest , visitors will also be greeted by a bunch of monkeys eating fruit fun provided by the management of nature reserves .
On the wooden bridge at the top there are arches mangrove trees , they eat fruit fun regardless visitors passing through the bridge .
" Wild monkey , but do not ever bother or bite humans , no need to be afraid , " said Niman ( 57 ) , Highways Wildlife Refuge officers Muara Angke .
Official website of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency of DKI Jakarta said the area is a habitat for long-tailed macaque ( Macaca fascicularis ) , about 50 bird species and 10 species of birds settled migrants , as well as several types of reptiles .
But unfortunately , the condition of natural spaces that want to serve as an educational center for wetland conservation is now alarming .
Capital development that seems never ending with man-made - man is not responsible for has undermined the power of nature reserves covering an area of ​​about 25 hectares in supporting life .
Contamination of waste from different areas in Jakarta fouled waters of the mangrove forest on the outskirts of Muara Angke .
Plastic trash colorful as if to beat the beauty of the green mangrove forests , undermining the strength by inhibiting the breathing roots of mangroves .
" From year to year more and more concerned about the condition of the mangrove forest , closed its garbage so that breathing is hampered , which ultimately resulted in mangrove die , " said Arifin ( 35 ) , asset maintenance officer at the Department of Forestry in Jakarta.
" If you talk about waste , it is very sad , can kill a variety of aquatic animals , such as fish , eels , crabs , and many other aquatic animals that are victims of water pollution , " he explained .
Though mangrove forest is home to many aquatic animals breeding and shelter as well as much needed to maintain stability and protect the coastal shoreline from erosion .
This condition has stirred the initiative of community groups to carry out the rescue , one of Jakarta Green Monster .
Volunteers who care about community activities in areas such as the north coast of Jakarta and Muara Angke Wildlife Sanctuary Hair island that includes environmental education , conservation and research .
They include bird monitoring , environmental campaigns , inventory biodiversity , waste cleanup , and replanting .
Arifin expect , the attention of various circles of society to save the forest area in 1939 , when Jakarta was still under the authority of the Governor -General of the Dutch East Indies , has been designated as a nature reserve .
" The forest is not to be extinct , animals ( have ) remain stable , so that our children and grandchildren in the future can still enjoy and see the huge forest for life , " he said .