On the far tip of the Minahasa Peninsula—the finger of land
that protrudes north from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and curves east
into the Celebes Sea—rises the 1,110-metre tall volcanic cone of Tangkoko
alongside the higher twin peak of Duasaudara, the two brothers. From the edge
of the coarse black sand beach to the cloud-covered peaks, dense tropical
forest covers these volcanic slopes to form the Tangkoko Batuangas Nature
Reserve in the province of Sulawesi Utara, about 60 km
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is a wildlife scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation working in the Anamalai Hills. He writes non-fiction essays and articles on nature and conservation.
