Mount Pock Forest Reserve
Mount Pock Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Semporna District of Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 7,804.8 hectares (78.048 km2).[3] The reserve consists of steeply sloping terrain. The forest on lower slopes has been impacted by logging and conversion of land for agriculture. Oil palm plantations surround the reserve.[1] The size of the reserve has decreased since its initial gazetting. In 2012, 1,388 ha (13.88 km2) of the Mount Pock Reserve was reclassified as state land as this area, along with parts of other reserves, have been home to indigenous communities.[4]
| Mount Pock Forest Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Mount Pock Forest Reserve Location in Borneo | |
| Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Nearest city | Semporna, Semporna District |
| Coordinates | 4°25′29″N 118°23′30″E |
| Area | 78.048 km2 (30.135 sq mi) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | Sabah Forestry Department[1] |
Flora
Mount Pock Forest Reserve hosts threatened plant species such as Neolamarckia cadamba, Canarium odontophyllum, Knema elmeri, Durio acutifolius, Shorea parvifolia, Garcinia parvifolia, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, Shorea smithiana, Shorea superba, Shorea laevis, Parashorea malaanonan, Dryobalanops lanceolata and Parashorea tomentella. It also hosts Diospyros, Dipterocarpus, Lithocarpus and Syzygium species.[1]
Fauna
Mount Pock Forest Reserve is home to threatened mammals including pig-tailed macaque, gibbon, tufted ground squirrel and Bornean bearded pig.[1]
References
- "Mt Pock". Sabah Forestry Department. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- Sheldon, Frederick H (October 2015). "Gazetteer and site-based history of the ornithology of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University. 1 (86): 7. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- "Mount Pock Protection Forest Reserve". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Malaysia). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- Goh, Roy (25 October 2012). "Malaysia: Three areas reclassified as Class 1 Forest Reserves". Kuala Lumpur: New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2021.