Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve

Coordinates: 5°42′27″N 117°10′03″E / 5.7075°N 117.1675°E

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Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve Location in Borneo
Location	Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city	Telupid, Telupid District
Coordinates	5°42′27″N 117°10′03″E / 5.7075°N 117.1675°E / 5.7075; 117.1675
Area	73.24 km² (28.28 sq mi)
Established	1992
Governing body	Sabah Forestry Department^[1]

Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Telupid District of Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia.^[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1992. Its area is 7,324 hectares (73.24 km²).^[3] The reserve is hilly and surrounded by palm oil plantations. The forest is mixed dipterocarp. Threats to the reserve forests include logging, fires and erosion.^[1]

Flora

The reserve hosts threatened tree species such as Aquilaria malaccensis, Dipterocarpus acutangulus, Dipterocarpus confertus and Dipterocarpus lowii. Other species include Parashorea tomentella, Borneodendron aenigmaticum and Dryobalanops lanceolata. I has numerous Shorea species.^[1]

Fauna

Animals include the red leaf monkey, sambar deer and mouse deer. The butterfly species Trogonoptera brookiana has been observed in the reserve.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bukit Kuamas". Sabah Forestry Department. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ Sheldon, Frederick H. (October 2015). "Gazetteer and site-based history of the ornithology of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University. 1 (86): 7. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ "Bukit Kuamas Protection Forest Reserve". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Malaysia). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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