Baluran National Park is located in Situbondo Regency , East Java , Indonesia . It has A relatively dry climate and mainly consists of savanna ( 40 % ) , as well as lowland forests , mangrove forests and hills , with Mount Baluran ( 1,247 m ) as its highest peak .
Baluran National Park is situated at the north - eastern extremity of Java , close to the islands of Bali and Madura . The park is bordered by the Madura Strait to the north , the Bali Strait to the east , the river Bajulmati ( Wonorejo village ) to the west and the river Klokoran ( Sumberanyar village ) to the south . The park is a rough circle , with the extinct volcano , Baluran , at its center . Its total area is 25,000 ha . It consists of five zones : the Main Zone ( 12,000 ha ) , the Wilderness Zone ( 5.537 ha , 1.063 ha Comprising 4,574 hectares of water and land ) , the Intensive Utilization Zone ( 800 ha ) , the Specific Utilization Zone ( 5,780 ha ) and the Rehabilitation Zone ( 783 ha ) .
There have been 444 species of plants recorded in the park , Including some endangered plant species , such as: Ziziphus rotundifolia , Tamarindus indica , Dioscorea hispida , Aleurites moluccana and Corypha utan .
The park is host to 26 species of mammal , Including the endangered bull , Dhole , Indian muntjac , mouse - deer Java , Fishing cat , Leopard and Javan langur . The bull population Decreased form 338 in 1996 to just 26 in 2012.
Bird species in the park include the Green Peafowl , Red Junglefowl , Malabar Pied Hornbill , Rhinoceros Hornbill and Lesser Adjutant . Until 2010 there have been 155 species of bird recorded in the park , but following a bird photography competition in 2012, the number of species has been revised to 196 .