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}} The Tonda Wildlife Management Area is a wetland of international importance〔 and the largest protected area in Papua New Guinea.〔(UNESCO: Trans-Fly Complex ), retrieved 15 May 2010〕 It is located in the south-western corner of the Western Province and is contiguous with Wasur National Park of Indonesia. It forms part of the Trans Fly savanna and grasslands ecoregion. ==Vegetation and fauna== The terrain is flat, generally less than 45 metres above sea level. It includes tidal river reaches, mangrove areas, swamps, grassland, savanna woodlands and patches of monsoon forest. Most trees are of the genus ''Acacia'' and ''Melaleuca'' while common grasses are ''Phragmite'' and ''Pseudoraphis''. It is an important wetland for over 250 species of resident and migratory waterbirds. Most of the World's population of little curlew stage on the plains during migration. The area also provides habitat for birds-of-paradise〔 and brolga.〔(USGS: Brolga ), retrieved 16 May 2010〕 Fifty-six species of fish have been recorded.〔 2002 "Fish fauna of the Bensbach River, southwest Papua New Guinea" ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum'' 48(1): 119-122〕 Fifty mammals are known to occur in the area, including a number not found elsewhere in New Guinea, such as the spectacled hare-wallaby, false water-rat, bronze quoll and chestnut dunnart. Reptiles include saltwater crocodile and New Guinea crocodile.〔(Ramsar report for Tonda Wildlife Management Area ), retrieved 15 May 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tonda Wildlife Management Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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