Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia) IBA | Text

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Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary

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Site description (2003 baseline):

Habitat and land use

Mixed dipterocarp forest, tropical heath forest.

Pressure/threats to key biodiversity

Encroachment, Widespread poaching, Illegal timber extraction, Inadequate enforcement.

Protected areas

Comprises three contiguous protected areas: Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (192,608 ha), Batang Ai National Park (32,000 ha) and Bentang Karihun National Park (800,000 ha; Indonesia). Proposed transboundary World Heritage Site.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lanjak-entimau-wildlife-sanctuary-iba-malaysia on 22/12/2024.