PELESTARIAN CAGAR ALAM TANGKOKO BERBASIS PENDIDIKAN MASYARAKAT

Abstract:Tangkoko Nature Reserve is one of protected forest region located in Bitung, North Sulawesi.Forest Preserve Tangkoko act to protect/conserve animals that inhabit such as wild boar, black monkeys, various species of birds and so forth as endangered species. In this area there are endemic animalssuch as Tarsius spectrum (tangkasi), Macaca nigra (black monkey) Ailurops ursinus (kus-kus) andCiltura cyanotis(king prawns). The existence of endemic animals and some woody species typical ofNorth Sulawesi has made Tangkoko Nature Reserve as a tourist attraction and the object of study isquite famous in the world. Tangkoko Nature Reserve recently began threatened because of the settlement widening, therefore, an effort to make people aware of Tangkoko nature reserve conservation isneeded through community education