The Kulamba Wildlife Reserve is situated in
Sabah
Sabah () is a 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 o ...
,
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 ...
, and covers . It is an area protected under state law and is particularly significant for the conservation of
orangutan
Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, but during the Pleistocene they ranged throughout Southeast Asia and South China. Classified in the genu ...
s.
[Singleton, I., Wich, S., Husson, S., Stephens, S., Utami Atmoko, S., Leighton, M. Rosen, N., Traylor-Holzer, K., Lacy, R., Byers, O., eds (2004) Orangutan Population and Habitat Viability Assessment: Final Report. IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota.]
See also
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Geography of Malaysia
References
Wildlife sanctuaries of Malaysia
Protected areas of Sabah
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