6.5m ringgit expansion opens door to better understanding of Sabah forests
Last year 40,000 people visited the Rainforest Discovery Centre at the Sepilok forest reserve in Sandakan since it opened in 2007.
Covering 200 hectares, it has long and winding trails that allow visitors to discover some of the rare species of gigantic tropical trees that may be about 1,300 years old, birds such as the hornbills, the endangered orang-utans and other wildlife.
It is indeed an educational and tourist attraction. And this year the centre has won Sabah’s best nature tourism award.
Sam Mannan, the director of Sabah Forestry Department, has announced a 6.5m-ringgit ($2m) expansion that he says will boost its “standing as a top environment education facility.” There will be a car park, an outdoor stage and the 300m canopy walk will be extended by 80 metres by November next year.
A 120-seat theatre was added to the centre early this year. And the Borneo bird festival was held there in October.
Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at: A boost for Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Centre
.Last year 40,000 people visited the Rainforest Discovery Centre at the Sepilok forest reserve in Sandakan since it opened in 2007.
Covering 200 hectares, it has long and winding trails that allow visitors to discover some of the rare species of gigantic tropical trees that may be about 1,300 years old, birds such as the hornbills, the endangered orang-utans and other wildlife.
It is indeed an educational and tourist attraction. And this year the centre has won Sabah’s best nature tourism award.
Sam Mannan, the director of Sabah Forestry Department, has announced a 6.5m-ringgit ($2m) expansion that he says will boost its “standing as a top environment education facility.” There will be a car park, an outdoor stage and the 300m canopy walk will be extended by 80 metres by November next year.
A 120-seat theatre was added to the centre early this year. And the Borneo bird festival was held there in October.
Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at: A boost for Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Centre
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