Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary

Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Lanjak Entimau Location in Borneo
Location	Sarawak, Malaysia
Nearest city	Kuching
Coordinates	1°31′N 112°10′E / 1.517°N 112.167°E / 1.517; 112.167
Area	1,870 km² (720 sq mi)
Established	1983^[1]
Governing body	Forest Department

Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,870 km² (1,870 km²) large protected area on the island of Borneo in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is significant for orangutan conservation. Together with Batang Ai National Park these protected areas host an estimated 1,400 orangutans. Hunting and illegal logging are only minor problems in these areas, but could become serious if not monitored, especially because the areas are contiguous with Indonesia, where illegal logging is rampant.^[2]

Together with the Betung Kerihun National Park in Indonesia, it has been proposed to form a World Heritage Site named the "Transborder Rainforest Heritage of Borneo".^[3]

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References

^ Forestry Sarawak: Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, retrieved 2010-11-03
^ McConkey, K., Caldecott, J. and McManus, E. 2005. Malaysia. In Caldecott, J., Miles, L. (eds) 2005. World Atlas of Great Apes and their Conservation. Prepared by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. University of California Press, Berkeley, USA.
^ "Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (LEWS) and Batang Ai National Park (BANP)". UNESCO. Retrieved 2010-11-03.