Where Asia meets Australia
Indonesia is one of the world's megadiverse countries, home to a remarkable share of the planet's animals and plants across more than 17,000 islands. Part of the reason is geography. In the 1850s the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace noticed that the animals changed sharply across a narrow strait between Bali and Lombok, and between Borneo and Sulawesi. West of that line, now called the Wallace Line, the wildlife is Asian: tigers, rhinos, orangutans. East of it, it turns Australasian, with cockatoos, cuscuses and birds of paradise.
The seas are just as rich. Indonesia lies at the heart of the Coral Triangle, and its beaches and reefs are home to six of the world's seven species of sea turtle. Many of these animals are found nowhere else, and many are in trouble. Seeing them, carefully and responsibly, is one of the great reasons to travel here.
Discover Indonesia.Sea Turtles
Inside the secret life of the ocean's ancient travelers
The first book in our wildlife series follows the sea turtles of Indonesia: the six species that swim these waters, the beaches where they nest, the long journeys between, and where and how to see them without disturbing them.
Discover Indonesia.Tiger Sharks
Inside the secret life of the ocean's ancient predator
Named for the dark stripes that fade as they grow, tiger sharks roam tropical seas around the world, Indonesia's included. The second book in our wildlife series gets close to one of the ocean's most misunderstood hunters: how they live, travel and hunt, and how to share the water with them safely.
