Baluran National Park as technical field authority unit under Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation. Declared by Ministry of Forestry on May 12th 1984 number 196/Kpts-II/1984 and base on Director Geral of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation decided on December 1984 number 46/Kpts/VI-Sek/1984, the area pervades three major areas namely, Baluran National Park Banyuwangi Wild Reserve and Kawah Ijen Nature Reserve.
The effort designation area of Baluran to wild life reserve was tought by Botanical garden office in Bogor since in the year of 1928, this idea supported by AH. LEDEBOER intuitive, a Dutch who colonized the area by then. In 1937 Baluran was defined as wild life reserve declared by Govermental of Indonesia Indie in 1937 (Governing decree in 1937 number 544). The purpose of becoming wild life reserve is to protec endangered wild life from its disaappearance. When the day of Word Wild Life Strategy conference was held in 1980 then Minister of Agriculture declared that Baluran to become National Park.
Baluran has 25.000 hectare in large, its between 114° 18' - 114° 27' east longitude and 7 45' - 7 57' south latitude, this area is situated at North east the tip of Java Island, leads to northen is bounded by Madura strait, eastern is Bali strait, Southern is Bajulmatir river and Western Kelokoran river. Type of climate is Monsoon which is influenced by dry wind from the east. Rainfall between 900 - 1.600 mm. a year between August to December strong wind blows from the south. In the centre of area is un active Baluran mountain, the rim elevation is variety between 900 - 1.247 M. and it bounds large caldera.

Flora and Fauna

Baluran National Park is one of area in Java which has natural savannah, it is about 10.000 hectare or 40 % from the total area. The area has comlete ecosystem namely Mangove, coastal forest as well as plateau and low land.
The endemic flora is Widoro Bekol (Zyzyphus rotundifolia) the others are asam (Tamarindus indica), gadung (Dioscorea hispida), pilang (Acacia leucophloea), kemiri (Aleuritas mollucana), kepuh (Sterculia foetida), walikukun (Schoutenia ovata), mimbo (Azadirachta indica), kesambi (Schleicera oleosa), lontar (Borassus sp).
Inside the area there are 147 bird species, the endangered big mamals is Walet ekor jarum (Hirundapus caudacutus). The endangered big mamals is Banteng (Bos Javanicus) and ajag (Cuon Alpinus) that can still bee seen at Baluran. Other significant fauna are wild pig (Sus sp), kijang (Muntiacus muntjak), rusa (Cervus timorensis), macan tutul (Felis pardus), kerbau liar (Bubalus bubalis), lutung (Presbytis cristata), kera abu-abu (Macaca fascicularis), merak (Pavomuticus) and ayam hutan (Gallus sp).

Tourist Attractions

Bekol - A place which is mainly tourist come to visit, two watching towers at the top of Bekol hill with 64 metres altitude, from these towers kind of fauna and beautiful scenereis could be seen. Three guesthouse which able to accomodate 28 persons are available here, the others fasilities are shelter, cafetaria, research room, inn, postguard, water closed, and parking area.
Bama - A place with fine beach surrounded white sand as well as coral reef, beautifull fish, and snorkel actifities. Three guesthouse with 20 persons, shelter, trail path, watching tower, cafetaria, water closed and parking area avalaible here.