Gunung Rara Forest Reserve

Gunung Rara Forest Reserve is a rainforest area in Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[1] Borneo elephants probably were killed in a concession area of Yayasan Sabah in the reserve.[2][3] The concession was originally intended to be managed into perpetuity for the benefit of all Sabahans but was instead largely decimated by overharvesting.[4] The reserve sits between Danum Valley and Maliau Basin Conservation areas.[5] There are palm oil plantations in the reserve.[6] The rainforests in Sabah are endangered by palm oil plantations.[7]

References
  1. "A Survey of the Mammalian Fauna of the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve Tawau Sabah" (PDF). borneoscience.ums.edu.my. August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "Sabah Authorities Considers Reward for Information on Dead Elephants – Lipstiq.com".
  3. "Poison suspected in pygmy elephant deaths".
  4. "Conservation news - Environmental science and conservation news".
  5. "'No more jumbo carcasses' - General - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
  6. "14th endangered Borneo elephant found dead in forest reserve - CBS News". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
  7. "Op-Ed: Malaysia sacrifices its rare pygmy elephants for palm oil". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.


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