Malaysian Flora And Fauna

Since before the colonial, Malaysia or as it was formerly known as Malaya, has always been home to many fascinating and exotic flora and fauna. Harboring one of the world’s oldest rainforest believing to be 130million years old, even today there are many things we do not know about the natural wonders of Malaysia. Malaysia have one of the most diverse ecosystem in the world. Approximately 210 species of mammal, 620 bird species, 250 reptile species, and 150 frog species and 614 species of freshwater fish as well as over 15000 species of flowering plant has been classified before and after the independence of Malaysia.

Rafflesia Azlanii Named after the sultan of Perak

Although Malaysia has fascinating nature, many changes have occurred throughout the years since Merdeka. New species of flora and fauna has been identify and classify by science and some species are threatened and are facing extinction and even gone extinct. Independence has brought salvation as well as destruction to the flora and fauna of Malaysia. New laws have been enforced to protect wildlife and the forest but at the same time, the growing population and development ravaged the natural habitat of flora and fauna. Animals such as the Black Shrew, Sumatran Rhino, Malayan Tapir, Mouse Deer and Orangutans are facing threat of extinction mostly due to deforestation, habitat loss and poaching. On the other hand, Merdaka has also brought some species back from the brink of extinction. One of these successful stories is the Green sea turtle which has seen a rise in population numbers.

Orphan tiger cub and Orangutan in rehabilitation center

As a proud Malaysian, we need to take account of the natural wonders this great nation have and we must play our part in maintaining and conserving the natural jewels that is a part of Malaysia.

Refference:

http://www.wonderfulmalaysia.com/malaysia-flora-and-fauna.htm

http://ecomalaysia.org/articles/malaysian-freshwater-fish.html

http://www.bbec.sabah.gov.my/Background2.htm

http://royalbelum.my/gallery/

http://socyberty.com/activism/top-five-endangered-animals-in-malaysia/

http://www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn100/mtn100p43.shtml

Malaysian natural heritage

since the independence of Malaya in 1957 and the birth of Malaysian in 1963, a lot have change. The the growing economy and the development of major city as well as rural environment has brought this nation into the world stage. Even nature cannot escape the changes that Independence bring. 

since our independence, many natural wonders of Malaysia has become a world heritage. among them are Gunung Mulu National Park and Kinabalu State park. for millennia, the nomadic tribes of Sabah and Sarawak have lived in this parks and seen many development from the British and Japanese occupation to the government of Malaysia. independence has open new doors for people of Malaysia as well as foreigner  to reach the summit of the mighty Kinabalu mountain as well as the deepest depth of caves at Gunung Mulu. since then these parks has been declared a world haritage by UNESCO.  

references : http://www.mulupark.com/htm/about_gunung_mulu/index.htm

                  http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/my