As I promised 2 days ago, here are some information on Lanjac Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary for you. Frankly speaking, I found so many information on this attractions and for this post I tried to make it short and precise. I hope you will enjoy reading it.
Lanjac Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (LEWS), with an area of 168,758 ha and its proposed extension of 18,414 ha was initially established as a Lanjak Entimau Protected Forest in 1940. Because of its importance as natural habitat for wildlife the area was gazetted as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1983. With a size of almost 200,000 ha, the area is now the largest Totally Protected Area in Sarawak.
This sanctuary supports the only viable population of wild orang utans in Sarawak. Preliminary research indicates that there are about 400 orang utans in this area. Bornean gibbons are common here. The maroon and white fronted langurs, long tailed and pig tailed macaques are relatively common too. There are also bearcats, barking deers, beared pigs, clouded leopard, etc.
More than 95% of the area is still covered in virgin rainforest. Vegetation variations are related to soil conditions and altitudes, ranging from rich alluvial forests to mixed dipterocarp forests on steep slopes, to mossy montane forests on the summit of Bukit Lanjak (1299m above sea level).
Seven species of hornbills are found in the Sanctuary. Over 214 species of birds have been recorded so far. This is very encouraging as birds are good indicators of undisturbed forests. The area supports a high proportion of bird species that are unique to Borneo: Bornean Blue Flycatcher, Hose's Broadbill, Bulwer's Pheasant, Bornean Bristlehead, etc.
A joint fish inventory survey to the Sanctuary between the International Tropical Timber Organization [ITTO] and Forest Department unveiled no less than 80 species of fish belonging to 31 genera and 8 families. 33% of Sarawak known freshwater fishes are found in the Sanctuary. A large percentage of which belongs to Cyprinidae [46%]. New distribution records of freshwater fish recorded were Lobocheilus bo, Glaniopsisspecies and Protomyzon griswoldi, which were previously recorded only from Sabah. At least 12 species of fish belonging to the various genera could be new to science. This requires further comparative studies with type materials in the Bogor Museum.
The insect fauna was found to be exceedingly rich. A grand total of 6176 specimens, from 8 orders and 58 families, with 1053 sorted species, was sampled. The montane forest at Bukit Lanjak summit, despite its small sample, gives a high proportion of unique moths not found at lower altitudes. Alluvial forest gives the lowest moth diversity while the secondary forest site, consisting of a mosaic of previous swidden plots to regenerated forest yields many big, attractive moths.
The beautiful Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Troides brookiana brookiana Wallace), getting scarce in other parts of Borneo, is most abundant in the alluvial forest of Nanga Joh. Several endemic butterfly species are found in the lowland forest of Ulu Engkari, underlining the conservation importance of the site.
Dragonflies and damselflies found along the rivers of undisturbed forest of Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary show distinct species composition, with many species confined to the undisturbed habitats.
Bees were found to be unexpectedly low in abundance in the deep forest under storey.
Termites were found to be rather diverse. 40 species out of 100 odd known in Borneo, but pest termites, common in plantation monocultures, are rare in Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary.
There are so much thing that I would like to talk this on of the kind premier Tourist Attraction of Malaysia. May be I should say..
Lanjac Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (LEWS), with an area of 168,758 ha and its proposed extension of 18,414 ha was initially established as a Lanjak Entimau Protected Forest in 1940. Because of its importance as natural habitat for wildlife the area was gazetted as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1983. With a size of almost 200,000 ha, the area is now the largest Totally Protected Area in Sarawak.This sanctuary supports the only viable population of wild orang utans in Sarawak. Preliminary research indicates that there are about 400 orang utans in this area. Bornean gibbons are common here. The maroon and white fronted langurs, long tailed and pig tailed macaques are relatively common too. There are also bearcats, barking deers, beared pigs, clouded leopard, etc.
More than 95% of the area is still covered in virgin rainforest. Vegetation variations are related to soil conditions and altitudes, ranging from rich alluvial forests to mixed dipterocarp forests on steep slopes, to mossy montane forests on the summit of Bukit Lanjak (1299m above sea level).
Seven species of hornbills are found in the Sanctuary. Over 214 species of birds have been recorded so far. This is very encouraging as birds are good indicators of undisturbed forests. The area supports a high proportion of bird species that are unique to Borneo: Bornean Blue Flycatcher, Hose's Broadbill, Bulwer's Pheasant, Bornean Bristlehead, etc.A joint fish inventory survey to the Sanctuary between the International Tropical Timber Organization [ITTO] and Forest Department unveiled no less than 80 species of fish belonging to 31 genera and 8 families. 33% of Sarawak known freshwater fishes are found in the Sanctuary. A large percentage of which belongs to Cyprinidae [46%]. New distribution records of freshwater fish recorded were Lobocheilus bo, Glaniopsisspecies and Protomyzon griswoldi, which were previously recorded only from Sabah. At least 12 species of fish belonging to the various genera could be new to science. This requires further comparative studies with type materials in the Bogor Museum.
The insect fauna was found to be exceedingly rich. A grand total of 6176 specimens, from 8 orders and 58 families, with 1053 sorted species, was sampled. The montane forest at Bukit Lanjak summit, despite its small sample, gives a high proportion of unique moths not found at lower altitudes. Alluvial forest gives the lowest moth diversity while the secondary forest site, consisting of a mosaic of previous swidden plots to regenerated forest yields many big, attractive moths.
The beautiful Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Troides brookiana brookiana Wallace), getting scarce in other parts of Borneo, is most abundant in the alluvial forest of Nanga Joh. Several endemic butterfly species are found in the lowland forest of Ulu Engkari, underlining the conservation importance of the site.Dragonflies and damselflies found along the rivers of undisturbed forest of Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary show distinct species composition, with many species confined to the undisturbed habitats.
Bees were found to be unexpectedly low in abundance in the deep forest under storey.
Termites were found to be rather diverse. 40 species out of 100 odd known in Borneo, but pest termites, common in plantation monocultures, are rare in Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary.
There are so much thing that I would like to talk this on of the kind premier Tourist Attraction of Malaysia. May be I should say..
“Why don’t you come here and experience it yourself…"
Unfortunately entry to the sanctuary is difficult and controlled at several access points such as Lubang Baya, Engkari, Skrang, Ngemah, Poi and Katibas; and is limited for research and conservation purposes only.
Permission has to be obtained in writing from :
Chief Executive Officer,
Sarawak Forestry Corporation,
Level 12, Office Tower, Hock Lee Centre,
Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim,
93450 Kuching.
Tel: +6082-348001
Fax: +6082-488654).
Permission has to be obtained in writing from :
Chief Executive Officer,
Sarawak Forestry Corporation,
Level 12, Office Tower, Hock Lee Centre,
Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim,
93450 Kuching.
Tel: +6082-348001
Fax: +6082-488654).
