Tabin Wild Life Reserve was established in 1984 to protect endangered wildlife.

The 120,000 ha reserve is an important breeding ground for the wild life and is serene and spectacular from the mighty dipterocarp trees to the mysterious swamps.

Tabin Reserve consists of secondary forests, especially in the selected logging areas in the lower parts.

There are untouched jungles in certain parts of the Reserve. Oil palm plantations border the Reserve except for the north-east region, which leads to the mighty Segama River.

Under the Wildlife Conservation Enactment of 1997 of Malaysia, protected areas are categorized into 3 types.

1) The first type is the Conservation Areas which aim for adaptable, flexible and quick protection of wild life and their habitats.

2) The second, Wildlife Sanctuaries, is the most effective and reliable in protecting plants, animals and their habitats along with genetic resources.

3) Lastly, the Wildlife Hunting Areas are areas where animal population is controlled through regulated hunting.

More about Tabin Wild Life Reserve : http://www.etawau.com

高鼻鼓蟌 Rhinocypha pelops (Laidlaw, 1936)

A rare damselfly species in Malaysia

More about damselflies of Sabah...

Under the Forest Enactment, 1968 (revision of 1984) there are seven classes of forest reserves, as shown in the figure below. Four of these may be regarded as protected areas. The first of these are the Class I Protection Forests, the main function of which is to safeguard water supplies, soil fertility and environmental quality. Danum Valley and Maliau Basin which are managed by Sabah Foundation are two such Class 1 Forest reserves. Class V is mangroves. Class VI, Virgin Jungle Reserves, comprise some 50 relatively small areas intended to provide undisturbed forest for research purposes and the preservation of gene pools. The forth conservation class is Class VII, Wildlife Reserves, which are for the protection of wildlife. The core of the large Tabin wildlife reserve today falls under Forest Class VII.

There are presently six parks gazette under the Parks Enactment, 1984. Of these, three are Terrestrial Parks (Mt. Kinabalu, Crocker Range and Tawau Hills) and three are Marine Parks (Turtle Island, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Pulau Tiga). The state parks contain important highland forest and marine ecosystems and facilitate tourism.

1 - Wildlife / Bird / Marine Sanctuary		Size (Ha.)
	Lower Kinabatangan	27,800
	Sipadan	12
	Kota Belud	12,200
	Mantanani Kecil	61
	Kota Kinabalu	24
	Lankayan Billean Tegapil Marine Conservation Area	30,000
	Sub-total	70,097

2 - Protected Forest Reserve	Class		Size (Ha.)
	I	Protection	342,216
	II	Commercial	2,685,119
	III	Domestic	7,350
	IV	Amenity	20,767
	V	Mangrove	316,024
	VI	Virgin Jungle	90,386
	VII	Wildlife Reserve	132,653
	Sub-total		909,401

3 - Parks (Including coral reef)		Size (Ha.)
	Kinabalu	75,370
	Tungku Abdul Rahman	4,020
	Turtle Islands	1,740
	Pulau Tiga	15,864
	Tawau Hills	27,927
	Crocker Range	139,919
	Sub-total	265,749

Malaysian government and the Sabah Wildlife department. JABATAN HIDUPAN LIAR (Sabah wildlife department) The Sabah Wildlife Department (aka Jabatan Hidupan Liar (JHL), a governmental agency responsible for the wildlife in the Malaysian state of Sabah. This department separated from the forestry department over a decade ago to ensure maximum protection of wildlife with reduced conflict of interest. The department built facilities at Sepilok in the late 80’s that resulted in the first breeding between pairs of rhinos. They later received GEF funding for survey work in Sabah and later hosted the first population viability assessment for the Sumatran rhino in 1995. The wildlife department has been working with SOS Rhino and WWF since 2000 with an increased focus on the Sumatran rhinoceros. More...

Totally Protected Species
http://www.sabah.gov.my

Totally protected species are those listed in Schedule 1 of the wildlife. No one may possess these species or any part or product from them without written authorisation from the Minister for Tourism Development, Environment, Science and Technology.

No person shall hunt any species of protected animals. Any person who commites an offence shell be liable on conviction to a mandatory term of imprisonment between 6 months to 5 years.

Malaysia government and NGOs are working together in promoting public awareness for protection and conservation.


Sun Bear/Malay Bear/Honey Bear	Orang Utan	Clouded Leopard
Beruang	Orang Hutan	Harimau Dahan
Helarctus malayanus	Pongo pygmaeus	Neofelis nebolusa


Proboscis Monkey	False Gharial	Sumatran Rhinoceros
Kera Belanda , Bangkatan	Buaya Julung-Julung	Badak Sumatra
Nasalis larvatus	Tomistoma schlegeli	Dicerorhinus sumatrensis


Hawksbill Turtle	Dugong	Green Turtle
Penyu Sisik	Duyung	Penyu Hijau
Eretmochelys imbricata	Dugong dugon	Chelonia mydas

Wildlife Research in Sabah

Although there is still plenty to discover and investigate, already much research on wildlife resources has taken place in Sabah.

Both local and international researchers cooperate with the Wildlife Department which is responsible for guiding wildlife research and issuing research permits.

The department has close cooperation with many different stakeholders in research. One of the most important partners is University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS), with which the department has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on wildlife research.

Some of the wildlife research issues which the Sabah Wildlife Department gives high priority are:

Resource inventories and monitoring, which include research on distribution and population dynamics of plants, and animals. Some of the animal species given priority are species such as Asian Two Horned Rhino, Asian Elephant, Tembadau, Orang-utan, Proboscis Monkey, Eustarine Crocodile, False-Gharial, Clouded Leopard, Sun Bear, all sea turtles and Dugongs.

Functional aspects, which include research on ecosystem dynamics and relationships, e.g. impact on wildlife of landscape fragmentation, ecological carrying capacity of tourists in protected areas, ecological corridors.

Management oriented research, which include research and development of standards, techniques and technologies that will improve planning and management of natural resources by the department, e.g. buffer zones, participatory management, ecological impact assessment.

Borneo: Treasure Island at Risk http://assets.panda.org/downloads/treasureislandatrisk.pdf

LAWS OF SARAWAK

Chapter 26

WILD LIFE PROTECTION ORDINANCE,
1998

www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my

Pegawai Hidupan Liar
Jabatan Hidupan Liar Daerah
Tingkat 4, Wisma D.S. Peri Surat 519,
910008. TAWAU.

No.Talian: 089-763139, No. FAX: 089-764213

WILDLIFE PROTECTION NETWORK PROTECTS WILDLIFE

The Wildlife Protection Network educates the public about the scientific and humane treatment of wildlife, so that the public can stop the trend of species extinction and habitat destruction.

www.wildlifeprotection.net

SABAH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
JABATAN HIDUPAN LIAR
Blok 1, No: 25, Expo Likas
88100 Kota Kinabalu. Sabah, Malaysia
Tel: 088-219802, 089-219805

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