Raja Ampat | One Month In Paradise | West Papua

Raja Ampat is considered to be the global center of tropical marine bio-diversity. The region contains more than 600 species of hard corals, equaling about 75 percent of known species globally, and more than 1,700 species of reef fish. Endangered and rare marine mammals such as Dugongs, whales (such as bryde's whale and the less known omura's whale), dolphins and orcas occur here.

The rainforest that covers the islands is home to many species of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects. Two species of bird-of-paradise, the red bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise, are endemic to the islands of Waigeo, Gam, and Batanta.