Rosli Omar rosliomar@fastmail.fm
Posted: 20 June 2019
I visited this forest reserve right in the city of Kuala Lumpur on the 12th and 17th June 2017. The then director of the KL Forest Department needed photos of the Reserve to be used for their promotional materials. I went with Leela Panikkar of the environmental NGO, TrEES, whom the director originally approached. It is a small reserve but for those who want to sample what a tropical rainforest looks and feels like it is a good starting point.
It is the oldest forest reserve in the country, gazetted in 1900, originally at 17.5 hectares and now at 9.37 ha and according to the investigative NGO, C4, has mysteriously shrunk to 8.37 ha. Part of the original forest was hived off to built the KL Tower but the present shrinkage is more opaque. See C4’s Youtube video for more info:
This reserve must be protected at all costs. It is a gem as I try to show with my photos.
The forest even though small has the Merawan Trail with big trees that are pretty awe-inspiring
From the non-Merawan Trail:
