Nature Sites in Selangor
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Selangor
is the most developed state in Malaysia but it still retains approximately 30% of its land cover under natural forest. Several nature sites in Selangor are of particular interest for conservation and recreation.
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
is the most developed state in Malaysia but it still retains approximately 30% of its land cover under natural forest. Several nature sites in Selangor are of particular interest for conservation and recreation.
| Nature Site | Habitat Type | Size | Status Protected area Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international... |
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| Sepang Mangroves Sepang Sepang is a town and district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Formerly a small town, Sepang grew to several recent developments... |
mangrove forest | 1000 ha | Unprotected | Coastal buffer, marine habitat, corridor | Housing development, aquaculture | 1 Important, Urgent Mayday (distress signal) Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications. It derives from the French venez m'aider, meaning "come help me".... |
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| Batu Caves Batu Caves Batu Caves , is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village.The cave is one of the... |
forest over limestone | 155.8 ha | Unprotected | Endemic plants, animals | Quarrying, housing, cable car | 2 Important, Not Urgent Pan-pan In radiotelephone communications, a call of three repetitions of pan-pan is used to signify that there is an urgency on board a boat, ship, aircraft or other vehicle but that, for the time being at least, there is no immediate danger to anyone's life or to the vessel itself. This is referred to as... |
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| Selangor State Park Selangor State Park Selangor State Park is located on the eastern frontier of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The 914.41 square kilometre park was gazetted on by the state on January 25, 2007. Upon its establishment, it became the second largest park in Peninsular Malaysia with the largest being the Taman... |
dipterocarp forest | 100,000+ ha | Protected | Endemic plants, animals | highway development | 2 Important, Not Urgent Pan-pan In radiotelephone communications, a call of three repetitions of pan-pan is used to signify that there is an urgency on board a boat, ship, aircraft or other vehicle but that, for the time being at least, there is no immediate danger to anyone's life or to the vessel itself. This is referred to as... |
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| Kota Damansara Community Forest Park Kota Damansara Community Forest Park Kota Damansara Community Forest Park is a secondary forest located in the western outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was part of a defunct Sungai Buloh Forest Reserve gazetted in 1898 which contained of protected primary forest. This made it as the oldest forest reserve in Peninsular Malaysia... |
lowland dipterocarp forest, freshwater swamp forest | 300 ha | Protected | Endemic plants, animals | Housing, highways | 2 Important, Not Urgent Pan-pan In radiotelephone communications, a call of three repetitions of pan-pan is used to signify that there is an urgency on board a boat, ship, aircraft or other vehicle but that, for the time being at least, there is no immediate danger to anyone's life or to the vessel itself. This is referred to as... |
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