Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve | |
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Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
Nearest city | Telupid, Telupid District |
Coordinates | 5°42′27″N 117°10′03″E / 5.7075°N 117.1675°E |
Area | 73.24 km2 (28.28 sq mi) |
Established | 1992 |
Governing body | Sabah Forestry Department [1] |
Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Telupid District of Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia. [2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1992. Its area is 7,324 hectares (73.24 km2). [3] The reserve is hilly and surrounded by palm oil plantations. The forest is mixed dipterocarp. Threats to the reserve forests include logging, fires and erosion. [1]
The reserve hosts threatened tree species such as Aquilaria malaccensis, Dipterocarpus acutangulus, Dipterocarpus confertus and Dipterocarpus lowii. Other species include Parashorea tomentella, Borneodendron aenigmaticum and Dryobalanops lanceolata. I has numerous Shorea species. [1]
Animals include the red leaf monkey, sambar deer and mouse deer. The butterfly species Trogonoptera brookiana has been observed in the reserve. [1]
Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve | |
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Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
Nearest city | Telupid, Telupid District |
Coordinates | 5°42′27″N 117°10′03″E / 5.7075°N 117.1675°E |
Area | 73.24 km2 (28.28 sq mi) |
Established | 1992 |
Governing body | Sabah Forestry Department [1] |
Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Telupid District of Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia. [2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1992. Its area is 7,324 hectares (73.24 km2). [3] The reserve is hilly and surrounded by palm oil plantations. The forest is mixed dipterocarp. Threats to the reserve forests include logging, fires and erosion. [1]
The reserve hosts threatened tree species such as Aquilaria malaccensis, Dipterocarpus acutangulus, Dipterocarpus confertus and Dipterocarpus lowii. Other species include Parashorea tomentella, Borneodendron aenigmaticum and Dryobalanops lanceolata. I has numerous Shorea species. [1]
Animals include the red leaf monkey, sambar deer and mouse deer. The butterfly species Trogonoptera brookiana has been observed in the reserve. [1]