Survey of Newly - Discovered Limestone Hill at Ulu Muda

By Surin Suksuwan

The Ulu Muda forest in Kedah is one of WWF-Malaysia's three priority protected area project sites in Peninsular Malaysia. The Ulu Muda area comprises a number of forest reserves with a collective area of more than 160,000 hectares, the biggest of which is the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve. The recent discovery of a limestone hill in the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve is exciting because it does not appear in existing government maps.

First Sighting of Plain-Pouched Hornbill Aceros subruficollis

By Hymeir Kamarudin

A trip to Ulu Muda Forest Reserve was made between 5th and 7th July 2004. Sightings were made during the evenings and mornings of the trip. In the evenings the birds were heading from north to south while they headed from south to north in the mornings. The mixed flocks of hornbills were identified as wreath hornbills Aceros undulatus and plain-pouched hornbills Aceros subruficollis. The latter was identified when several birds flew low.

Ulu Muda: the Undiscovered Forest

By Surin Suksuwan

The Ulu Muda forest in the north-east of Kedah is perhaps the least known of the large chunks of lowland forests still present in Peninsular Malaysia. Most people have heard of Taman Negara, Endau-Rompin and Belum. But few have heard of this great swathe of forest bordering the Thai border and covering more than 120,000 hectares (35% of the total forested land area of Kedah).

The Ulu Muda is an important catchment area for three large man-made lakes, namely Pedu, Muda and Ahning, which collectively supply water for domestic, industrial and irrigation purposes to the three northern states of Kedah, Perlis and Penang.

ULU MUDA: Khazanah Hutan Hujan Malaysia

Daripada Majalah Kembara Kail

Kawasan Ulu Muda memang merupakan satu kawasan yang patut dipelihara kerana keunikan flora dan faunanya. KEMBARA KAIL dalam beberapa trip lalu turut berpeluang mengecapi keindahan dan keunikannya. Dari segi spesis ikan, di sini turu wujud Scleropages Formosus ataupun kelisa tempatan di dalam empangan Muda. Selain itu, sungai-sungainya turut mempunyai spesies lain yang dicari pemancing seperti kelah, tengas dan sebarau.