Gunung Rara Forest Reserve

Rainforest area in Malaysia

Gunung Rara Forest Reserve is a rainforest area in Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[1] Borneo elephants probably were killed in a concession area of Yayasan Sabah in the reserve.[2][3] The concession was originally intended to be managed into perpetuity for the benefit of all Sabahans but was instead largely decimated by overharvesting.[4] The reserve sits between Danum Valley and Maliau Basin Conservation areas.[5] There are palm oil plantations in the reserve.[6] The rainforests in Sabah are endangered by palm oil plantations.[7]

References

  1. ^ "A Survey of the Mammalian Fauna of the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve Tawau Sabah" (PDF). borneoscience.ums.edu.my. August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Sabah Authorities Considers Reward for Information on Dead Elephants – Lipstiq.com".
  3. ^ "Poison suspected in pygmy elephant deaths".
  4. ^ "Conservation news - Environmental science and conservation news".
  5. ^ "'No more jumbo carcasses' - General - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
  6. ^ "14th endangered Borneo elephant found dead in forest reserve - CBS News". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
  7. ^ "Op-Ed: Malaysia sacrifices its rare pygmy elephants for palm oil". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.

External links

  • Report on monitoring of forest changes 2015-2018 in Northern Gunung Rara Sustainable Forest Management Project Area
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