Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 The Straits Times - 12 Oct 2005 Timber from protected tree seized Sulok Tawie <news *KUCHING, SARAWAK* ------------------------------ *Forest rangers have seized about 10 tonnes of Red Meranti logs and sawn timber which had been illegally harvested from the Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary in Lundu.* <http://www.nst.com.my/Misc/Kiosk/eng2.htm> However, no one was arrested during the two-day operation by Sarawak Forestry Corporation wildlife rangers at the fringe of the wildlife sanctuary at Ulu Sungai Belinsah, yesterday. SFC's chief wildlife warden Wilfred Landong said, to avoid detection, illegal loggers transported the logs from the sanctuary in Lundu, about 130km from here, in stages to Ulu Sungai Belinsah where the logs were sawn. " However, our increased monitoring paid off. We have lodged a police report and are tracking the culprits. We are confident of getting them soon. " We are tightening our grip to protect Sarawak's biodiversity, " he said. The Samunsam sanctuary is home to the Proboscis monkey and other species of flora and fauna. It was the first wildlife sanctuary in Sarawak, having been gazetted in 1979. It is located on the western tip of Sarawak, covering an area of 60.9sq km (6,090ha) of the Gunung Pueh Forest Reserve. The reason for gazetting the area was to provide protection to a population of Proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) which are endemic to Borneo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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