Mount Pock Forest Reserve

Coordinates: 4°25′29″N 118°23′30″E / 4.4247°N 118.3917°E

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mount Pock Forest Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Mount Pock Forest Reserve Location in Borneo
Location	Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city	Semporna, Semporna District
Coordinates	4°25′29″N 118°23′30″E / 4.4247°N 118.3917°E / 4.4247; 118.3917
Area	78.048 km² (30.135 sq mi)
Established	1984
Governing body	Sabah Forestry Department^[1]

Mount Pock Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Semporna District of Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia.^[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 7,804.8 hectares (78.048 km²).^[3] The reserve consists of steeply sloping terrain. The forest on lower slopes has been impacted by logging and conversion of land for agriculture. Oil palm plantations surround the reserve.^[1] The size of the reserve has decreased since its initial gazetting. In 2012, 1,388 ha (13.88 km²) of the Mount Pock Reserve was reclassified as state land as this area, along with parts of other reserves, have been home to indigenous communities.^[4]

Flora

[edit]

Mount Pock Forest Reserve hosts threatened plant species such as Neolamarckia cadamba, Canarium odontophyllum, Knema elmeri, Durio acutifolius, Shorea parvifolia, Garcinia parvifolia, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, Shorea smithiana, Shorea superba, Shorea laevis, Parashorea malaanonan, Dryobalanops lanceolata and Parashorea tomentella. It also hosts Diospyros, Dipterocarpus, Lithocarpus and Syzygium species.^[1]

Fauna

[edit]

Mount Pock Forest Reserve is home to threatened mammals including pig-tailed macaque, gibbon, tufted ground squirrel and Bornean bearded pig.^[1]

References

[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mt Pock". Sabah Forestry Department. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 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 26 May 2022.
^ "Mount Pock Protection Forest Reserve". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ Goh, Roy (25 October 2012). "Malaysia: Three areas reclassified as Class 1 Forest Reserves". Kuala Lumpur: New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

v t e Protected areas of Sabah
World Heritage Site	Kinabalu National Park
State parks	Crocker Range Park Tawau Hills Park Tiga Island Park Tun Mustapha Marine Park Tun Sakaran Marine Park Tunku Abdul Rahman Park Turtle Islands Park
Protection forest reserves	Balembangan Forest Reserve Bengkoka Forest Reserve Bidu Bidu Forest Reserve Binsuluk Forest Reserve Botitian Forest Reserve Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve Bukit Taviu Forest Reserve Danum Valley Conservation Area Deramakot Forest Reserve Gomantong Forest Reserve Gunung Rara Forest Reserve Klias Forest Reserve Lipaso Forest Reserve Maliau Basin Conservation Area Mandamai Forest Reserve Mount Pock Forest Reserve Silabukan Protection Forest Reserve Tawai Forest Reserve Tenompok Forest Reserve Ulu Kalumpang Forest Reserve Ulu Telupid Forest Reserve
Other nature reserves and sanctuaries	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre Silam Coast Conservation Area Tabin Wildlife Reserve Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area Rafflesia Forest Reserve

This Sabah location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Pock_Forest_Reserve&oldid=1220478850"

Categories:

Hidden categories: