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Binsuluk Forest Reserve

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Being mostly peat forest, the reserve faces high fire risks. Large fires occurred in 1997–98, burning most of the park. In 2016 large fires in peat bogs, which were caused by fires spread to Binsuluk and other forest reserves from nearby open burning, contributed to the
186:, Malaysia. It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1992. Its area is 12,106 hectares (121.06 km). The reserve is mostly flat, consisting mostly of 386: 461:
Henry Bernard; Nellcy Joseph; Esther Lonnie Baking; Tung Siaw Ean; Yasuyuki Tachiki; Felicity Oram; Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan; Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan (21 November 2019).
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Binsuluk and Klias Forest Reserves have a combined species richness of at least identified 134 tree species. Four species of
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Hamidi, A.; Robiansyah, I.; Randi, A.; Hoo, P.K.; Khoo, E.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Julia, S. & Maycock, C.R. (2019).
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are present on the peninsula. 66 butterfly species have been discovered within the peat forests.
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assessment in 2019 did not include Binsuluk as part of the species habitat for
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monkeys. There are five amphibians found between the two forest reserves,
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Binsuluk Forest Reserve is home to mammals including wild boar,
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pitcher plants have been recorded. Some tree species are
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Index

IUCN category
strict nature reserve
Map showing the location of Binsuluk Forest Reserve
Sabah
Malaysia
Beaufort
Beaufort District
5°28′43″N 115°40′52″E / 5.4786°N 115.6811°E / 5.4786; 115.6811
Klias Peninsula
Beaufort District
Interior Division
Sabah
peat swamp forest
Klias Forest Reserve
2016 Malaysian haze
Nepenthes
Dryobalanops rappa
Shorea platycarpa
Dactylocladus stenostachys
Gonystylus bancanus
IUCN
sambar deer
macaque
Hoplobathracus rogulosa
Rana erythraea
Rana glandulosa
Polypedates coletti
Polypedates leucomystax
Saltwater crocodiles

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