The National Park is located on the western most tip of the island, covering some 70000 hectares in land area. It was created in 1941 and its main aim was to protect the Bali Starling and the last of the wild banteng (bull), from which most of the Balinese cattle descend. The last of the Starling live in small groups of two or three in the Acacia shrubs on the north coast of Prapat Agung cape, Bali’s most north western promontory. The cape is cut off from the rest of the reserve by the main Singaraja Gilimanuk road as well as by the forestry plantations inland of Teluk Terima. There are a number of good guided treks through the jungles, though because of the starling’s fragile existence no trekking is permitted on the Prapat peninsula and Menjangan island.
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