Maludam

Maludam National Park lies on the Maludam Peninsula in Betong Division, Sarawak. It is flat, low-lying peat swamp forest and contains the largest remaining patch of peat swamp forest in Sarawak and Brunei. It was established in 2000^[1].

The park is known for the red banded langur, a Borneo endemic found only in the Sri Aman and Sarikei divisions, and holds one of about five viable proboscis monkey populations in Sarawak plus a significant silvery lutung population. Birds include several hornbills, two kingfishers, the green imperial pigeon, the slender-billed crow and the greater racket-tailed drongo, and Storm's stork appears occasionally^[1].

The vegetation is peat swamp forest. Peat swamp forests cover about 10% of Sarawak's land and have mostly been exploited for timber and plantation agriculture, which makes this intact tract unusual^[1].

The peninsula is flat and low-lying, built up as peat swamp^[1].

The park lies on the Maludam Peninsula in southwestern Sarawak, in a hot, wet equatorial setting.

Peat swamp forests like this one have been widely logged and converted to plantations in Sarawak^[1].

The park was established in 2000 and is managed by the Sarawak Forestry Department as an IUCN Category II national park. An extension has been proposed^[1].

The main draw is its primates and birds in intact peat swamp forest.

The park has no facilities and is not open to tourists^[1]. The nearest town is Betong.

The park is IUCN Category II and protects the largest remaining peat swamp forest patch in Sarawak and Brunei, with an extension proposed^[1].