Bengkoka Forest Reserve Explained

Bengkoka Forest Reserve
Iucn Category:Ia
Map:Borneo
Label:Bengkoka Forest Reserve
Label Position:right
Location:Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest City:Pitas, Pitas District
Coordinates:6.871°N 117.168°W
Area Km2:62.7
Established:1984
Governing Body:Sabah Forestry Department

Bengkoka Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Pitas District of Kudat Division, on the Bengkoka Peninsula in Sabah, Malaysia. It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 6270ha. The reserve is low-lying. Threats to the reserve forests include fires and land conversion for agriculture.

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.