Malaysia Paninsular National Parks, Pahang, Taman Negara
Malaysia
Paninsular National Parks, Pahang, Taman Negara
大汉山国家公园, 彭亨州属, 马来西亚半岛
Taman Negara. Two
words in Bahasa Melayu, the national language of Malaysia, which conjure images
of giant green garden filled with exotic flowers and creatures. The word
'taman' means both 'park' and 'garden' in malay while 'negara' means
'nations'-together they translate simply as 'National Park'.
Even though there are certainly many
other national parks elsewhere in Malaysia, Taman Negara remains the patriarch
of them all, with the pedigree to back it up.
Taman Negara is
indeed one the oldest rainforests in the entire world, estimated at 130 million
years old. The abundance and diversity of nature is phenomenal in Taman Negara,
one of the world's most complex and rich ecosystems. A veritable treasure of
the planet.
Park History
Taman Negara is the oldest
protected area in the country. Originated from the legislation of Pahang in
1925, which set aside 130,000ha of land designated as Gunung Tahan Game
Reserve. Then declared as King George V National Park in 1938 by the Sultans of
3 states Pahang, Trengganu and Kelantan. To preserve the land's indigenous
nature in perpetuity, it was gazette separately by each state's Enactments in
1938-1939. The park was renamed Taman Negara after the nation gain independence
in 1957.No commercial exploitations is permitted, except for subsistence
hunting by the aboriginals (the Orang Asli people).
Dark history of Taman Negara was
almost happened in 1971 by the proposal of Malaysian National Electricity Board
to build a dam on the Sungei Tembeling. The idea was abandoned in 1978, but was
revived again in 1982, only to be discarded in 1983 through the effort of
Malaysian Nature Society, who lobbied the federal government. The dam would
have flooded some 13,00ha, and would meant the excision of 32,600ha from the park.
Park Geography
Taman Negara is the largest and the
oldest protected area in the country. It covers 4,343 sq km; the central
coordinates are 04°30' North latitude and 102°59' East longitude. The altitude
ranges from 60m to 2187m at the summit of Gunung Tahan. This huge area shared
among three states: Pahang 2,477 sq km (57%), Kelantan 1,043 sq km (24%) and
Trengganu 853 sq km (19%).
In spite of being so far from the
coast, most of the area (57%) lies below 305m above sea level. The Kuala
Tahan park headquarters is one of the
the lowest point at 120m above sea level. There are several hills in the park
above 1,000m elevation, including the highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia,
Gunung Tahan at 2,187m, but there are no impressive high-altitude granite
formations
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