Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Iucn Category:	IV
Map:	Borneo
Map Width:	280
Label:	Lanjak Entimau
Label Position:	top
Location:	Sarawak, Malaysia
Nearest City:	Kuching
Coordinates:	1.5167°N 122°W
Area:	1870km2
Established:	1983^[1]
Governing Body:	Forest Department

Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1870km² large protected area on the island of Borneo in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is significant for orangutan conservation. Together with Batang Ai National Park these protected areas host an estimated 1,400 orangutans. Hunting and illegal logging are only minor problems in these areas, but could become serious if not monitored, especially because the areas are contiguous with Indonesia, where illegal logging is rampant.^[2]

Together with the Betung Kerihun National Park in Indonesia, it has been proposed to form a World Heritage Site named the "Transborder Rainforest Heritage of Borneo".^[3]

See also

• Deforestation in Borneo

External links

• Forestry Sarawak - Information about the park

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20020719032421/http://www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/sfm/fres/ip/itto/lewsanc.htm Forestry Sarawak: Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
2. McConkey, K., Caldecott, J. and McManus, E. 2005. Malaysia. In Caldecott, J., Miles, L. (eds) 2005. World Atlas of Great Apes and their Conservation. Prepared by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. University of California Press, Berkeley, USA.
3. Web site: Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (LEWS) and Batang Ai National Park (BANP) . . 2010-11-03.