Bengkoka Forest Reserve

Bengkoka Forest Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Bengkoka Forest Reserve Location in Borneo
Location	Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city	Pitas, Pitas District
Coordinates	6°52′16″N 117°10′05″E
Area	62.7 km^2 (24.2 sq mi)
Established	1984
Governing body	Sabah Forestry Department[1]

Bengkoka Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Pitas District of Kudat Division, on the Bengkoka Peninsula in Sabah, Malaysia.^[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 6,270 hectares (62.7 km²). The reserve is low-lying. Threats to the reserve forests include fires and land conversion for agriculture.^[1]

Flora and fauna

The most common tree species in Bengkoka Forest Reserve is Acacia mangium, the main species in the reserve's plantation forest. Other reserve species include Alstonia spatulata, Macaranga tanarius, Neolamarckia cadamba and Trema orientalis. The reserve is home to barking deer and wild boar.^[1]

References

1. "Bengkoka". Sabah Forestry Department. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
2. 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 30 May 2022.