Curiak Island in Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan, is a special site within the Meratus Geopark area that cannot be found in any other geopark, Global Geopark .
Conservation efforts put Curiak Island on the map - literally 26th February 2021
A group of proboscis monkeys, known locally as Bekantan, on Curiak Island. (ANTARA / SBI)
In addition, Prof. Tim Roberts is also the research supervisor of my doctoral program dissertation Caption: A group of tourists at Curiak Island, which is home to proboscis monkeys (
nasalis larvatus), known locally as Bekantan. (ANTARA/SBI)
Curiak is one of the small islands dotting the Barito River delta area in Anjir Muara sub-district, Barito Kuala district, South Kalimantan.
The island is around 18 kilometers away from Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan.
Earlier, just a small, neglected island, Curiak was not even included on Google maps as it covered an area of just 2.7 hectares.
A closer look at Bekantan s life in Curiak Island, South Kalimantan Pewarta : Sabtu, 9 Januari 2021 12:35 WIB
A group of Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus) eat bananas provided by officials of the Bekantan Research Station, Curiak Island in Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, established by the Sahabat Bekantan Indonesia (SBI). SBI has also established special interest tourism in the island to support bekantan conservation. ANTARA PHOTO/Bayu Pratama S/wsj. Banjarmasin, S. Kalimantan (ANTARA) - An alpha male bekantan sits alone on a bench on the banks of Barito River in Curiak Island, Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, relishing his bananas in silence.
Once a dominant male that led the Alpha group, the proboscis monkey currently lives alone after his position, as the leader, was replaced by another dominant male.
A closer look at Bekantan s life in Curiak Island 9th January 2021
A group of Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus) eat bananas provided by officials of the Bekantan Research Station, Curiak Island in Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, established by the Sahabat Bekantan Indonesia (SBI). SBI has also established special interest tourism in the island to support bekantan conservation. ANTARA PHOTO/Bayu Pratama S/wsj.
As a special interest tourist destination, activities on Curiak Island cover a summer course, school of conservation, and volunteers’ activity. Here we will observe the primates and participate in conservation activities An alpha male bekantan sits alone on a bench on the banks of Barito River in Curiak Island, Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, relishing his bananas in silence.