Kerumutan Forest Reserves, Riau

This wildlife reserve forest areas scattered around 1,332,169 ha and is inhabited by many species of flora and fauna typical of lowland forest. In this region there is a mangrove tree through the Kampar River, this is what makes this special forest among other forest spread across the island of Sumatra.

Kerumutan forest reserves is a conservation area located in District Kerumutan and spread across two districts namely Pelalawan and Indragiri Hulu, Riau Province. Forest boundary is Indragiri River, Kampar River, the East Coast of Sumatra and East Cross Road Sumatra.

This lowland forest conditions vary, which is divided into three areas: core area (Kerumutan Wildlife Refuge area) covering 93 223 ha, Peat Protected Areas (potential expansion area) which covers 52 213 ha, and outside the core area (Intervention), this is the place who saved peat swamp forest ecosystem, covering 1,176,734 ha.

Although these forests are being used as industrial land forests, plantations and forest cultivation Kerumutan but is maintaining its privileges. In addition to the magnificent views of the jungle, the main attraction of this forest is in the richness of flora and fauna and one of them is the existence of tigers.