Krau Wildlife Reserve is the largest wildlife reserve covering 60,349 ha located in the
Titiwangsa Mountains
The Titiwangsa Mountains ( Malay: ''Banjaran Titiwangsa,'' بنجرن تيتيوڠسا, ), also known as ''"Banjaran Besar"'' (Big Range) by locals, is the chain of mountains that forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula.
The northern section ...
, central state of
Pahang
Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
that was established during the
British Colonial Administration. It is located nearby Benom Mountain in Temerloh District, Pahang and drained by Krau River, Lompat River and Teris River.
It is managed by the
Department of Wildlife and National Parks, located south of
Lanchang
Lanchang is a small town in Temerloh District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is accessible via the East Coast Expressway's Lanchang Interchange.
The Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre is situated in Lanchang. This is the main attraction of this sma ...
township. In the 1960s, Lord Medway led a zoological expedition to
Gunong Benom (2110 m asl) which latter had attracted many scholars, biologists and primatologists to conduct research on the eastern part of the reserve called Kuala Krau.
The lowland dipterocarp forest area contains very high diversity of birds and mammals especially primates and bats. At
Kuala Gandah
Lanchang is a small town in Temerloh District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is accessible via the East Coast Expressway's Lanchang Interchange.
The Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre is situated in Lanchang. This is the main attraction of this s ...
, is the Elephant Centre for the management of displaced animals. At Jenderak is the breeding centre for
seladang
The gaur (''Bos gaurus''; ), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 m ...
(''Bos gaurus''). Among the birdlife, the rare
Malayan peacock-pheasant
The Malayan peacock-pheasant (''Polyplectron malacense'') also known as crested peacock-pheasant or Malaysian peacock-pheasant, is a medium-sized pheasant of the galliform family Phasianidae. The closely related Bornean peacock-pheasant (''P. ...
is still found in the reserve in some numbers.
See also
*
List of National Parks of Malaysia
Malaysia has a number of national parks, but most of them are ''de facto'' state parks.
This page provides the list of protected areas and pictures associated with the facilities and activities available in each area.
Peninsular Malaysia
All p ...
*
Malaysian Wildlife Law
Bibliography
* Krau Wildlife Reserve Management Plan. 2001. Perhilitan and DANCED.
* Marie Cambon, Damian Harper, Eddin Khoo. Lonely Planet : Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei.
* Joshua Eliot, Jane Bickersteth. Footprint Malaysia Handbook.
* Jaclyn H Wolfheim. Primates of the World: Distribution, Abundance and Conservation.
* D S Edwards, W E Booth, S C Choy. Tropical Rainforest Research- Current Issues: Proceedings of the Conference.
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Wildlife sanctuaries of Malaysia
Titiwangsa Mountains
Geography of Pahang