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Mandamai Forest Reserve
Mandamai Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Pitas District of Kudat Division in Sabah, Malaysia. It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is . The reserve is hilly, with the highest point being Mount Mabauk at . Two forest types make up the reserve: dipterocarp and ''kerangas''. The main threat to the reserve forests is from fires. Flora The most common species in Mandamai Forest Reserve are the tree species ''Dryobalanops beccarii'' and ''Shorea falciferoides''. The reserve also hosts threatened tree species such as ''Shorea laevis'', ''Dipterocarpus caudiferus'' and ''Dipterocarpus confertus''. Other species include ''Barringtonia sarcostachys'', ''Carallia borneensis'', ''Castanopsis motleyana'', ''Irvingia malayana'', ''Lithocarpus gracilis'', ''Mangifera pajang'' and ''Octomeles sumatrana''. Fauna Mandamai Forest Reserve is home to animals including barking deer and wild boar. Tracks of Sunda clou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory (Malaysia), Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off Sabah's west coast. Kota Kinabalu is the state capital city, the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Government of Sabah, Sabah state government. Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and Tawau. The 2020 census recorded a population of 3,418,785 in the state. It has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests, abundant with animal and plant species. The state has long mountain ranges on the west side which forms part of the Crocker Range National Park. Kinabatangan River, the second longest river in Malaysia runs through Sabah. The highest point of Sabah, Mount Kinabalu is also the highest point of Malaysia. The ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |