[3] Protected since 1935 under Dutch colonial law and later declared a national park, it has been also recognised as a wetland of international importance.

[4] Berbak National Park occupies part of the vast alluvial plain of East Sumatra, which comprises approximately one quarter of the island.

[2] Berbak National Park provides a rich habitat for fauna, which include the endangered Sumatran tiger and Malayan tapir.

[4] Small remnant populations of the critically threatened Sumatran rhinoceros may still exist in some areas of the park, although they have not been sighted in recent years.

[2] The area of the national park has been protected since 1935 under Dutch colonial law, and later became a wildlife reserve (Suaka Margasatwa).