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THE MAP IN MALAYSIA.

Taman Negara Pahang Map

Taman NegaraNational Park, Malaysia premier National Park, covers 4343 squarekilometers covering Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu state is 130 million years old, the

oldest rainforest in the world. The highest mountain in the Peninsular, Gunung Tahan,

2186 meters stands in the park. Covered with primary jungle and scattered limestone

outcrop, it is truly the outdoor destination for theholidaymakers.

Access is by boat and quite recently on off road tracks. For the lucky travelers, watch the

Smooth Otters or Small Clawed Otter. Spot the three species ofkingfisher and hear the calls

of the white Handed Gibbons, the Great Argus Peasant and the shrill call of the Cicadas.
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Kuala Tahan

Visit the numerous caves around the park. The favorite being Gua Telinga or Ear Cave.

Home of thousands of Round Leaf Bats, Giant Toads, Whip Spiders and Cave Racer Snakes.

A visit to Taman Negara, however, is not complete until you have done the canopy walk.

The worlds longest such walk, it winds over 400 meters in the forest canopy al lowing you to

view the rich and diverseflora and faunaat the very summit of the forest, 25 meters above

the ground.
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Canopy Walk

For birds watchers, bring along your field book and binoculars and spot the Greater Racquet

Tail Drongo, Southern Oied Hornbill, various Spiders Hunters, Sunbirds, Broadbills,

Malkohas, Peasants and many more. Listen to the orchestra in the early morning.

Other activities includes spending the night in the Hide, Fishing, Rapids Shooting or visit the

Cascades.

On the southern edge is Kuala Tahan, the parks headquarters, linked to the outside world by

river. A three-hour river trip is the only overland route; an alternative is to take a flight from

Kuala Lumpur to Taman Negara.
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Gunung TahanHighest Peak in Peninsular Malaysia

FactsHighest Point: Gunung Tahan (2,187 meters)

Flora Fauna: Over 10,000 species of plants, 250 kind of birds. Local mammals include

mouse deer, barking deer, wild ox, and numerous monkey species. Tapir, elephant, leopardand tiger also present, though not easy to spot.

Activies: Jungle trekking,white water rafting, fishing, guided nature walks
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Malaysia: Taman Negara National Park

The highlight of my first trip to Malaysia in 1992 was going to the Taman

Negara National Park in the central part of Malaysia. If you are interested innature, you should go there. It's huge! The park covers 4,343 square

kilometers of tropical rainforest. That's about the same size as Fukuoka

Prefecture! There are no roads into the jungle, so I went by boat up the river

into the center of the national park. It took three hours. The views of the

jungle on either side of the river were fantastic.

When I got to the park headquarters I rented a tent and other camping

equipment and camped with a few other people in an open space surrounded

by jungle. We stayed there for three nights trying to sleep through the night

sounds in the jungle. If you think Japanese summer nights are noisy (because

of cicadas and so on), you should hear the noise in the jungle. It's so full of life.


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In the daytime I went walking alone along paths into the jungle. There are

elephants and tigers living in the park. I didn't see any big animals but it was

very exciting to know that I might meet them! It was also exciting to see all the

big trees, dense vegetation and so many insects, tree frogs, lizards and other

creatures. I had been told that it was important not to leave the path but one

time I wanted to take a picture of a lizard so I walked away from the path into

the jungle, following the lizard. I was only about 100m from the path but it

took me so long to find it again! I almost became lost because the jungle was

so thick and dark.

It was very very hot and humid in the rainforest. My clothes werepermanently

soaked in sweat, which was a little uncomfortable. And I couldn't walk very

far because I quickly became tired in the heat. One day I decided to cool down

by swimming in the river. But the river was very muddy and brown so I

couldn't see what was under the water. It was very scary not knowing whether

there was some kind of dangerous creature in the water! And I was alone sothat made me nervous.


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I love nature and so I had a really good time exploring in the rainforest by

myself, taking photographs of lots of plants and insects. However, one of the

best aspects of staying in the jungle was making friends with the other people

who were camping there. If I remember correctly, there were three men fromSwitzerland, a couple from America, another woman from America, and a

man from Germany. The American woman was traveling around Asia alone

and the German man had been traveling around the world for three years!!

He was very funny and had so many wonderful stories of the adventures he

had had, especially in Africa. We all sat together in the evenings and talked

about our various experiences. The memory of that time will always stay with

me.

This issue of the Malaysian Parks Newsletter highlights the Talang Satang National Park- the

first marine park in Sarawak, the International Year of Forests and World Forestry Daycelebrations, the Johor Wildlife conservation project and other news and updates from around

the country.


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PENANG NATIONAL PARK

I was in Penang two weeks ago and I must say that I enjoyed the trip. Top in my list, I

enjoyed the food, mamak food at Line Clear, hawkers' food at Gurney Drive and Batu

Ferringhi! I can't forget the steamed calamari with dipping at Gurney Drive and mixed fruit

pancake at Batu Ferringhi. Other than the foods, I enjoyed the only hiking activity that I did

there.

I took the opportunity to go to Penang National Park, located in Teluk Bahang, about 4 km

from Batu Feringghi. It's the smallest national park in the world covering an area of 9.9

square miles and it boasts a

collection of habitats not found in other national parks in Malaysia: meromictic lake,

wetlands, mangroves, mudflats, coral reefs and turtle nesting beaches!

There are eight beaches in the park and due to the fact that they are not easily accessible,

these are some of the beautiful beaches in Penang. Most of the beaches can only be accessed

via hiking for about 1 hour or so or via boat from the park's management office. There is no

admission fee to the park. However, you have to pay RM5 if you opt for the canopy walk.

I planned to go to both destinations in the park; Muka Head (with light house and beaches as

attractions) and Pantai Kerachut on the other side (with meromictic lake and other beautiful

beaches as attractions). However, due to the weather condition, I managed to go to Pantai

Kerachut only! Even then, we had to rent boat to go back. True enough, it started raining

when we reached the park's management office.

The boat ride was an experience by itself and the friendly boat operator showed us around

and pointed to rock formations in the form of turtle and crocodile head! It cost us RM80 per

boat for 15 - 20 minutes ride.
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This is the starting point for any hiking activity in the park.

This is the view of fisherman's jetty located next to the entrance of the park. The boat ride

ends here and if you're lucky you can see the catch of the day by the fishermen!

We came across small waterfalls in the park, on the way to Pantai Kerachut. We were

advised not to drink the water here just in case it was contaminated.
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The bridge connecting the trail area to the beach with meromictic lake running beneath it.
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Meromictic lake was the highlight of the trip. It's my first time seeing meromictic lake. There

are not many of such places in the world. In Asia, it is only here in Penang and in Palau! It's

called meromictic because both fresh water from the river and salt water from the sea do not

mix. The low density of fresh waters layers the top of the high density of salt water.

The fresh water from the meromictic lake goes into the sea here at Pantai Kerachut. it's one

of the beautiful beaches in Penang. I don't fancy the idea of swimming at Ferringghi beach.

But not here! It's crazy to miss it. I was not prepared to come here for swimming. What the

heck, I went in with my hiking pant! I had to cut short the trip as it was about to rain. I

missed the canopy walk on the other side of the park; of which I had bought the ticket

earlier. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the hiking experience at Penang National Park. I'll

definitely come back!
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Bats (chiropteran) reported with Aspergillus species from Kubah National Park, Sarawak,

Malaysia

A preliminary survey of chiropterans (bats) with potential zoonotic fungi was conducted as

part of the Sowell-UNIMAS Expedition 2006. This survey was conducted at Kubah NationalPark, Matang, Sarawak from 14th to 16th August 2006. The main aim of this survey was to

document variety of fungal isolates from bats external (ears) and internal (saliva and anal)

swabs. All of the fungi species were subjected to both macroscopic and microscopic

observations to characterize their morphology. Out of 23 species of bats observed, 13

(56.5%) species were found to contain 17 fungi isolates of the genus Aspergillus from five

subgenera, five sections and six species. The fungi isolates were Aspergillus restrictus, A.

sydowii, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. clavatus and A. japonicus. The highest numbers of

isolates recorded was for A. restrictus with six isolates followed by A. fumigatus and A.

sydowii with two isolates respectively. Where as, A. niger, A. clavatus and A. japonicus eachrecorded with one isolate only. Aspergillus fumigatus was the first record isolated from bats

the samples (n =64) from Sarawak. It was reported that this isolate is a pathogenic and

thermophilic (able to grow up to 65C) isolate which was found to be on a lesion near ear

opening of Hipposideros cervinus. Further work should be done to discover potential

mycoflora in wildlife mammals.

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