Tag: deforestation
Logging of Primary Forests in Peninsular Malaysia
On the way back to Penang from Kuala Besut (the gateway to the Perhentian Islands), I noticed these logging trucks when we stopped for gas. Â I was a little bit nervous about taking these pics because there were a bunch of dudes standing near the first truck watching me suspiciously, and I had a feeling that this logging activity wasn’t entirely legal.
Mulu National Park, Malaysia – is nomadic hunting-gathering in our future?
the mouth of deer cave contains a forest
Note: Please read this previous post for information about rampant deforestation in Sarawak.
Mulu National Park is in Sarawak State on Borneo Island. Â It’s well known for its breathtakingly gigantic limestone caves, of which Deer Cave is in competition for the largest cave passage in the world. Â If you’ve seen BBC’s epic nature documentary Planet Earth, you may remember a scene showing millions of bats streaming out of an enormous cave in a seemingly endless ribbon. Â I was there!
World’s Longest Rainforest Canopy Walk
Extending 480 meters, Mulu National Park’s rainforest canopy trail is claimed to be the world’s longest. Â The trail is a series of rope and wood bridges suspended among a number of treehouse-like platforms built about 20 meters above the forest floor. Â From the trail, Â all of the layers of the primary rainforest are visible. Â It’s an enjoyable, low-impact way to see the rainforest from a different perspective.
Warning: the mildly acrophobic may feel an oddly (un)pleasant tingly feeling in the ass region when looking down from the trail.