Travel - Belum Forest

Belum Forest located at the northern end of Perak, Malaysia. The area of this reserved forests is reported to cover 290, 000 hectares. This Belum Forest is divided into the upper and lower parts. The forest area has not been covered by 117, 500 hectares of dense forest area and enters the Thailand-Malaysia border. This vast forest area can be considered as a natural wall and "gazette" as a safe / secure zone. The reserved garden of Belum and Temenggor is left untouched as the Perak Government has decided to maintain the area as a natural reserve for research purposes.

The forest area is not yet 90% undiscovered while the bottom is generally covered by secondary forests. It is a vast area to carry out research !!!

 

In the Belum Forest There are many different types of plants and hardwood trees growing in tropical rainforest. It is like a great meranti, cengal, keruing and merbau species. There are also various herbs that can be used to treat various diseases. There are also rare plant species elsewhere, such as rafflesia that grow up here which is the largest flower species.

• Declared as 'Royal Belum' by Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah in 2003.

• Royal Belum gazetted under the Perak State Park Enactment 2001 by the Perak Government on April 17, 2007. The area is gazetted to 117,500 hectares.

• Estimated, the Royal Belum has more than 3,000 flora species besides 64 species of ferns, 62 species of mossy plants and 23 species of rivers that make the forest area including rivers and lakes a habitat.

•  Identified as a Sensitive Environment Area under the Malaysian Physical Plan 2005 for being a place of elephant, tigers, rhinoceros and tapirs.

• Not yet, 'beluuuummm!' this is the sound produced by the big grasshoppers who inhabit this forest. Therefore, this forest has been named 'Belum'.

• Royal Belum  are currently three of the world's 20 largest flower species, one of which is named Azlanii in honor of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah.