Wet Land : Lower Kinabatangan Forest Reserve

The Kinabatangan floodplain is a rainforest wetland, among the most productive type of wetland and one of the most significant in Sabah. It is the largest remaining forested floodplain in Sabah. The river flows for 560 kilometres (347 miles) through eastern Sabah to the Sulu Sea. The region is gaining increasing international flame for its biological diversity. The Kinabatangan is one of only two known places on earth where 10 primate species can be found. These include the orang utan, and several species that are endemic to Borneo, such as the proboscis monkey, the maroon langur and Bornean gibbon. Nearly 200 species of birds can be found in the lower Kinabatangan. Eight species of hornbills, the rare oriental darter and Bornean bristlehead and the threatened Storm’s stork are just some of the birds common to the area.