Similajau National Park (Malaysia) IBA | Text

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Similajau National Park

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Site description (2003 baseline):

Habitat and land use

Lowland dipterocarp forest, tropical heath forest, swamp forest, beach forest, sandy beaches

Pressure/threats to key biodiversity

Park isolation, widespread poaching, proposed dam construction, proposed aluminium smelter next to park, inshore trawling.

Protected areas

National Park, includes inshore waters.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Similajau National Park (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/similajau-national-park-iba-malaysia on 27/12/2024.