The island paradise of Wakatobi is a trailblazer among Indonesia’s 23 national marine parks. Park guards and local communities have been well-trained to protect the park, and they have the ...

Rescuers at the Wakatobi National Park found the rotting carcass of the 9.5m sperm whale on Monday night near the park in Southeast Sulawesi province. They had received a report from ...

To the managers of Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia’s third largest marine protected area (MPA), it’s just one more backwater on their impossibly vast patrol beat of 1.34 million hectares ...

A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia had nearly six kilogrammes (13.2 lbs) of plastic waste, including 115 cups, in its stomach, park officials say. A sperm whale found dead in ...

The dead animal was found earlier this week on Kapota Island, Southeast Sulawesi by a team from Wakatobi National Park, according to The Jakarta Post. The newspaper reported that the animal was ...

The 31.17-foot sperm whale was found near Kapota Island in Wakatobi National Park, southeast of Sulawesi. Park officials found bags, plastic bottles, sandals and 115 plastic cups in the whale’s ...

Marine Policy 27(5): 389–395. Clifton, J. 2004. Evaluating contrasting approaches to marine ecotourism: “dive tourism” and “research tourism” in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia. In: ...

Rescuers from Wakatobi National Park found the rotting carcass of the 9.5-meter (31-foot) sperm whale late Monday near the park in Southeast Sulawesi province after hearing that villagers were ...

A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a lump of trash in its stomach including 115 plastic drinking cups and two flip-flops.Wakatobi National Park chief Heri Santoso said ...

An underwater wonderland, beautiful beaches and a serene setting are drawing a stream of visitors to Wakatobi National Park, off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. But the industry has yet to generate ...

Wakatobi National Park has very high marine resource potential, in terms of both species and uniqueness, with enchanting submarine landscapes. In terms of configuration, the marine waters of the park ...