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Gomantong Forest Reserve

Black Cave at Gomantong Caves

Location in Borneo
Location Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city Kinabatangan, Kinabatangan District
Coordinates

5°33′00″N 118°00′50″E / 5.55°N 118.014°E / 5.55; 118.014Coordinates: 5°33′00″N 118°00′50″E / 5.55°N 118.014°E / 5.55; 118.014
Area 32.97 km2 (12.73 sq mi)
Established 1984
Governing body Sabah Forestry Department[1]

Gomantong Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Sandakan and Kinabatangan Districts of Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 3,297 hectares (32.97 km2).[3] The Gomantong Caves are within the reserve. Gomantong’s terrain consists of low to moderate hills and flat areas with swamps. The forest is a mixture of dipterocarp and swamp forest.[1]

Gomantong Forest Reserve hosts threatened tree species such as Hopea beccariana, Shorea atrinervosa, Shorea hypoleuca and Dipterocarpus confertus. Swamp species include Mitragyna speciosa and Nephrolepis biserrata. The reserve hosts numerous Diospyros, Tristaniopsis, Campnosperma, Syzygium and Cordia species.[1]

Gomantong Forest Reserve hosts migrating elephants. The reserve is home to orangutan, clouded leopard and wild boar.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d

    “Gomantong”. Sabah Forestry Department. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ Sheldon, Frederick L (January 2015). “Gazetteer and site-based history of the ornithology of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo”. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University: 7. doi:10.31390/opmns.086.
  3. ^ “Gomantong Protection Forest Reserve”. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 June 2021.