KOTA KINABALU: An ecological corridor in Lahad Datu’s Bagahak area is being restored to give wildlife an unbroken route between the Tabin Wildlife Reserve and Silabukan Forest Reserve. WWF-Malaysia’s orang utan conservation manager Donna Simon said the 5km corridor, which is 200m wide on average, will serve as an important route for elephants, orang utan and other species. WWF-Malaysia Conservation Director Dr Henry Chan added that forest restoration is among the key efforts in conserving the orang utan population. One successful example of forest restoration is the Bukit Piton Forest Reserve, also in Lahad Datu, he said. According to Simon, the restoration efforts took over a decade to complete and by 2019, 2,400ha of Bukit Piton Forest Reserve had been restored.
