Oct 10, 2009
Nature society lauds Kedah’s move to gazette forest
Star
The Kedah branch of Malaysian Nature Society welcomes the decision by the state government to gazette the Ulu Muda forest reserve area and set up a park there.
Its secretary Phang Fatt Khow said the association had always wanted the state to protect the area.
“We applaud the state government for making such a bold decision because we have asked the state many times to protect the Ulu Muda area,” he said.
Phang said this when commenting on Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak’s announcement that the state would set up three state parks, covering 64,995ha of land.
Azizan said the parks were in Ulu Muda (27,196ha), Bujang Valley (11,636ha) and Langkawi (26,163ha).
He was quoted as saying that the park in Ulu Muda would include the Pedu, Muda and Ahning Dams while the Bujang Valley park would include the Merbok River and Gunung Jerai.
He added that the park in Langkawi would encompass Pulau Tuba and part of the Langkawi main island.
Phang said the association had been fighting for the Ulu Muda area to be protected because it was the last remaining sanctuary for animals such as elephants, tapirs, Sumatran rhinoceros, sun bears and the seladang.
Nature society lauds Kedah’s move to gazette forest
Star
The Kedah branch of Malaysian Nature Society welcomes the decision by the state government to gazette the Ulu Muda forest reserve area and set up a park there.
Its secretary Phang Fatt Khow said the association had always wanted the state to protect the area.
“We applaud the state government for making such a bold decision because we have asked the state many times to protect the Ulu Muda area,” he said.
Phang said this when commenting on Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak’s announcement that the state would set up three state parks, covering 64,995ha of land.
Azizan said the parks were in Ulu Muda (27,196ha), Bujang Valley (11,636ha) and Langkawi (26,163ha).
He was quoted as saying that the park in Ulu Muda would include the Pedu, Muda and Ahning Dams while the Bujang Valley park would include the Merbok River and Gunung Jerai.
He added that the park in Langkawi would encompass Pulau Tuba and part of the Langkawi main island.
Phang said the association had been fighting for the Ulu Muda area to be protected because it was the last remaining sanctuary for animals such as elephants, tapirs, Sumatran rhinoceros, sun bears and the seladang.
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