Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sandakan, Sabah

Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected forested area located in Sukau in the Lower Kinabatangan region, to the southeast of Sandakan, Sabah. The area has a size of 26,103 hectares and is surrounded by oil palm plantations, making it an oasis for wildlife. As a result, it has an extremely rich biodiversity, counting over 1000 species of plants, 250 species of birds, 90 species of fish, and 50 species of mammals. Many of these species are endemic not only to Borneo, but to Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary itself.

Among the animals that one can come across at here include the buffaloes, civet cats, Asian pgymy elephants, estuarine crocodiles, langurs, long tail macaques, orang utans, otters, proboscis monkeys, silver-leafed monkeys, wildboar, and numerous types of snakes. Among the birdlife, you can find herons, hornbills, kingfishers, Wallace's Hawk-Eagles, and more.

Getting there

There are two ways to get there from Sandakan. The first is direct by boat, which takes about 2 hours through the river system. The other is by road, making a circle around the Sandakan peninsula and down to Sukau.

Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary Location Map

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