Taka Bonerate National Park

This is my first official card from Indonesia. It shows a glimpse of Taka Bonerate National Marine Park, included on UNESCO Tentative List (no. 2005). The National Park (made of 15 islands) is considered to contain some of the world's highest marine biodiversity. According to the Indonesian Department of Forestry the atoll has 261 species of coral, 295 species of coral fish, 244 species of mollusk and other species such as hawks-bill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Pacific ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas).
The card came with two 2014 beautiful stamps:

The 5.000 shows the bridge of Kelok Sembilan (or Kelok 9), an amazing meandered road located 30 km east of Payakumbuh, West Sumatra.
The 3.000 shows a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), a critically endangered animal. Underneath there is a special cancellation stamp (Jakarta, 05 November 2014).

Thank You, Sinta !

Country: Indonesia

Description: Taka Bonerate underwater corals and wild life

Location: here

Publisher: Heritage Postcards

Exotic Card

I was wondering when I will receive my first exotic postcard, since some of forum members already received something. Well... the pleasant surprise came into my inbox today, after traveling 25 days from Mauritius. It shows the famous Trou aux Biches beach. The dreamy landscape is a refreshment in those cold grey winter days. 

On the back it came very well decorated with rubber stamps like the one in the picture but also with ecological messages like: "Conserve Water", "Recycle" or "Save Energy".

The 2014 stamp with 14RS value shows a bat (Roussette de Rodrigues) from Mauritius Fauna, unfortunately one of the critically endangered species.

Thank You, Eraina !

Country: Mauritius

Description: Trou-aux-Biches, a public beach in northern coast of the island Mauritius
Location: here

Publisher: Kawaii Edition Ltd.
Photo: Jean Claude & Christian Nourault