Mandamai Forest Reserve

Mandamai Forest Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Mandamai Forest Reserve Location in Borneo
Location	Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city	Pitas, Pitas District
Coordinates	6°33′07″N 117°06′29″E
Area	53.3 km^2 (20.6 sq mi)
Established	1984
Governing body	Sabah Forestry Department[1]

Mandamai Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Pitas District of Kudat Division in Sabah, Malaysia.^[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 5,330 hectares (53.3 km²).^[3] The reserve is hilly, with the highest point being Mount Mabauk at 836 metres (2,743 ft). Two forest types make up the reserve: dipterocarp and kerangas. The main threat to the reserve forests is from fires.^[1]

Flora

The most common species in Mandamai Forest Reserve are the tree species Dryobalanops beccarii and Shorea falciferoides. The reserve also hosts threatened tree species such as Shorea laevis, Dipterocarpus caudiferus and Dipterocarpus confertus. Other species include Barringtonia sarcostachys, Carallia borneensis, Castanopsis motleyana, Irvingia malayana, Lithocarpus gracilis, Mangifera pajang and Octomeles sumatrana.^[1]

Fauna

Mandamai Forest Reserve is home to animals including barking deer and wild boar. Tracks of clouded leopard and sun bear have been observed.^[1]

References

1. "Mandamai". Sabah Forestry Department. Retrieved 9 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 26 May 2022.
3. "Mandamai Protection Forest Reserve". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Malaysia). Retrieved 9 June 2021.