MY034
Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area


Site description (2003 baseline):

Habitat and land use
Coastal dipterocarp forest, sandy beach forest, open sea, Rocky islets, tropical heath forest, lowland dipterocarp forest, mangroves, peat swamp forest, sub-montane forest



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Logging and shifting cultivation around area, illegal gaharu extraction, poaching, Arowana poaching.



Protected areas
Incorporates two protected areas: Tanjung Datu National Park dan Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tanjung-datu-samunsam-protected-area-iba-malaysia on 22/12/2024.