Blog Travel : Krau Wildlife

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@ Krau Wildlife

iNFO :

The Krau Wildlife Reserve, which is the second largest after the National Park, was established in 1923. Originally covering 55,159 hectares, it has now grown to 76,000 hectares following a series of gazettements and degazettements. The latest move has turned the area into what is now known as Pahang Bio-Valley, where logging and poaching are prohibited. Comprising forest estimated to be at least 1,000 years old, it is located  east of Gunung Benom in the district of Temerloh.

The area is drained by Sungai Krau, Sungai Lompat and Sungai Teris. The altitude in the reserve ranges from 43 meters in Kuala Lompat to 2,107 meters at the peak of Gunung Benom. The place was originally established to protect wildlife, especially the Seladang (Wild Ox). It is home to the Jah Hutan Siwang tribes of the Senoi aboriginal group.

The ecosystem spreads across a broad spectrum of unspoiled tropical rainforest habitats, home to wildlife such as the endangered rhinoceros, several species of deer (including the napuh), antelope, and Seladang. Standing broud in this reserve is Malaysia's sixth tallest mountain, Gunung Benom at 2,107 meters above sea level.

Gunung Benom is one of the most isolated mountain in the central plain of Peninsular Malaysia and predominantly made up of Jurassic-Cretaceous granite surrounded by Permian-Triassic marine sediments. It is rich in flora and fauna, which have hot been explored in detail.

The crystal clear waters of Sungai Lompat and the undisturbed primary forest are testimony to the area's pristine condition that perpetuates the healthy growth of lowland and hill dipterocarp forest. Trees, including the shor a panciflora species, comprising the mercuti, seraya and lauan, laurel, oak, mosses, orchids, pitcher plant and fems make up the typical landscape.

ACTIVITIES :

. Wildlife

. Climbing

. Jungle Trekking

. Herbs Study

. Camping