The Ujung Kulon Nature Reserve

The main attraction in Ujung Kulon nature reserve is the single horned rhinoceros. Many visitors come to look at this endangered species, it almost disappears. The single horned rhinoceros exists only in Java. It is about three meters long , one, and a half meters tall. It weight about 2,200 kgs, but it can still run fast. Rhinoceros is most active during the night. So, people rarely encounter this animal during the day.

                If you take public transportation, you need to change several times to get to Ujung Kulon. You can reached this destination in approximately ten hours. First, take the minibus from Jakarta, or Bogor to Labuhan. This bus ride will take approximately four hours. From Labuhan, you have to take a boat to Pulau Peucang. This will take another five to six hours. From Pulau Peucang, take a boat to Ujung Kulon. It takes about 20 minutes.

                 

                 To explore Ujung Kulon, you need to hike for seven kms. The ground is damp or wet. There are steep rises and fallen trees. You have to cross streams, but they aren’t very deep. You can step on large rocks, so your feet don’t get wet. If you’re lucky you can encounter rhinos, deer, and other animals. You can hear many birds. The trail through Ujung Kulon National Park is full of obstacles and surprises.

 

Vocabulary            :

Endangered species     : (it may soon no longer exist)

Encounter                   : as verb, experience sth, especially sth difficult, while you’re trying to do sth, to meet with.

Approximately             : adverb, nearly; more or less.

Damp                           : adjective, slightly wet.

Steep                           : as adjective, (of a rise or fall in an amount) sudden and very big.

Obstacles                    : noun, something which prevents progress.