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Pulong Tau National Park Julan Waterfall located at Usun Apau Plateau,
is the highest waterfall in Sarawak.
Most remote in the region is the Pulong Tau Yang paling jauh dari Bandaraya Miri ialah
National Park (63,700 hectares) which means Taman Negara Pulong Tau (63,700 hektar) yang
“Our Forest” in Kelabit and Lun Bawang, the bermaksud “Hutan Kita” dalam bahasa Kelabit
dialect of the communities living around this dan Lun Bawang yang tinggal di sekitar kawasan
national park. This park of montane forest has a taman negara ini. Taman inI mempunyai iklim
cool sub-tropical climate and Sarawak’s highest subtropika yang sejuk dan di sini juga tempatnya
mountain, Mt. Murud at 2,424m, is located gunung yang paling tinggi di Sarawak iaitu Gunung
in the park. Endemic species of orchids and Murud setinggi 2,424m. Di sini wujudnya spesies
pitcher plants are found in the park and it has endemik orkid dan periuk kera. Selain itu, terdapat
been reported that footprints of the Sumatran bukti penemuan tapak kaki badak Sumatera dan
rhinoceros, once considered extinct, have been
sighted. Efforts are now being made to find usaha untuk mengesannya sedang dijalankan.
them. When this day comes, this park will be Jika haiwan ini berjaya dikesan, taman negara
even more recognised than is currently because ini pasti menjadi lebih terkenal sebagai destinasi
of its distinction as an eco-tourism destination ekopelancongan dan kerana nilai pemuliharaan.
and for its conservation value.
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is the highest waterfall in Sarawak.
Most remote in the region is the Pulong Tau Yang paling jauh dari Bandaraya Miri ialah
National Park (63,700 hectares) which means Taman Negara Pulong Tau (63,700 hektar) yang
“Our Forest” in Kelabit and Lun Bawang, the bermaksud “Hutan Kita” dalam bahasa Kelabit
dialect of the communities living around this dan Lun Bawang yang tinggal di sekitar kawasan
national park. This park of montane forest has a taman negara ini. Taman inI mempunyai iklim
cool sub-tropical climate and Sarawak’s highest subtropika yang sejuk dan di sini juga tempatnya
mountain, Mt. Murud at 2,424m, is located gunung yang paling tinggi di Sarawak iaitu Gunung
in the park. Endemic species of orchids and Murud setinggi 2,424m. Di sini wujudnya spesies
pitcher plants are found in the park and it has endemik orkid dan periuk kera. Selain itu, terdapat
been reported that footprints of the Sumatran bukti penemuan tapak kaki badak Sumatera dan
rhinoceros, once considered extinct, have been
sighted. Efforts are now being made to find usaha untuk mengesannya sedang dijalankan.
them. When this day comes, this park will be Jika haiwan ini berjaya dikesan, taman negara
even more recognised than is currently because ini pasti menjadi lebih terkenal sebagai destinasi
of its distinction as an eco-tourism destination ekopelancongan dan kerana nilai pemuliharaan.
and for its conservation value.
III
160 Prosperity
160
Kemakmuran
