Environment around Lahad Datu Sabah

1. Sabah study: Sunda clouded leopards need intact forests to survive

   1 week ago Daily Express Sabah Batangan Ridge, Lower Kinabatangan floodplain, Sabah 46.4 km

   A new study in Sabah's Lower Kinabatangan floodplain found that Sunda clouded leopards depend almost exclusively on intact forests for survival, despite being able to cross oil palm plantations. The research, published in Animal Biotelemetry, tracked the animals and found they use agricultural areas mainly as high-risk transit zones, not habitat. The study highlights the critical importance of a specific limestone ridge, Batangan Ridge, for the species.

2. UMS researchers discover new fungus species in restored Sabah rainforest

   1 week ago Utusan Projek Pemulihan Hutan Hujan INFAPRO, Kawasan Pemuliharaan Lembah Danum, Lahad Datu, Sabah 15.5 km

   Researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sabah have identified and described a new entomopathogenic fungus species, Akanthomyces infaproensis, found in the INFAPRO rainforest restoration project near the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Lahad Datu. The discovery highlights the biodiversity value of restored forests and was published in the international taxonomy journal Phytotaxa.