Ulu Telupid Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Tongod District of Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[2] First established in 1972,[1] it was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984.[3][4] Its area is 6,460 hectares (64.6 km2),[3] down from its former size of 7,508 hectares (75.08 km2).[1] Prior to being established as a forest reserve, the area was used for logging and palm oil plantations.[5] The reserve is mostly mountainous, consisting mainly of mixed dipterocarp forest. The land surrounding the reserve includes a town, oil palm plantations, rubber plantations, and rice paddies. It is threatened by fires and illegal logging. In some areas agricultural activities have encroached into the protected area.[1] Since 2000 there has been a net loss of just under 2% of the reserve's forested area.[6] There is a small level of ecotourism activity in the reserve, consisting of guided tours from a nearby village,[5][7] which provides livelihood alternatives to logging and poaching.[8][9]
| Ulu Telupid Forest Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Ulu Telupid Forest Reserve Location in Borneo | |
| Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Nearest city | Telupid, Telupid District |
| Coordinates | 5°34′12″N 116°56′43″E / 5.57°N 116.9453°E |
| Area | 64.6 km2 (24.9 sq mi) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | Sabah Forestry Department[1] |
Flora
edit163 floral species have been identified within the reserve, the lowest diversity found within Sabah's inland forest reserves. 29 are endemic to Borneo, with none endemic to Sabah.[10] Due to fire, illegal logging, and illegal agricultural activities, only around 40% of Ulu Telupid Forest Reserve remains primary forest, mostly in the upland interior areas of the reserve.[1] The rest of the reserve's forest is secondary, including areas populated by pioneer species. It is an important area for tree species including, in upland areas of the reserve, Schima wallichii, Dipterocarpus confertus, Shorea atrinervosa, Shorea argentifolia and Shorea agamii. The reserve is also home to Anisoptera, Dipterocarpus, Dryobalanops, Hopea, Parashorea, Polyalthia, Shorea, Syzygium and Vatica species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Ulu Telupid". Sabah Forestry Department. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 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.
- ^ a b "Ulu Telupid Protection Forest Reserve". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Malaysia). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "FORESTS (CONSTITUTION OF FOREST RESERVES AND AMENDMENT) ENACTMENT 1984 (No. 4 of 1984)" (PDF). State of Sabah. July 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b Ferrarese, Marco (29 June 2017). "Into the Jungle in Sabah". Travel+Leisure. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Ulu Telupid". European Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Ferrarese, Marco (31 August 2017). "7 places to get off the tourist trail in Malaysia". Rough Guides. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Rough Guides (3 October 2017). The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia On A Budget. Penguin. ISBN 9780241330104.
- ^ "Top destinations around the world for eco-tourism". SilverKris. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Sabran, Suzana; Nilus, Reuben; Pereira, Joan T.; Sugau, John Baptist; Kugan, Frederick (23 July 2014). "Contribution of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative towards botanical exploration in Sabah, Malaysia". Reinwardtia. 14 (1): 140-141. doi:10.14203/reinwardtia.v14i1.406.