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Malaysia Tourist Guides — Environment

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Malaysia is a diverse country in terms of culture, religion and landscape with dense jungles, lush green rain forests and high peak mountains. With tropical island resorts and endless white, sandy beaches, Malaysia is a paradise in South East Asia.

The South China Sea has divided Malaysia into two parts, 650 km apart - Peninsular Malaysia sharing border with Thailand and Singapore and Andaman Sea on the west coast of the peninsula and accounts for 40% of the Country.s total land mass, East Malaysia, adjoining the South China Sea, is mostly jungle area and has mostly native tribal population in Sabah and Sarawak (North Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia has more fertile plains than eastern coast and some mountain ranges cut across from north to south along the centerline of the peninsula. Mt. Kinabalu, one of the highest peaks in Southeast Asia with a height of 13450 feet is in Sabah.

Malaysia.s natural beauty full of flora, fauna and marine life is a tourist attraction. Taman Negara in Malaysia is famous for various beautiful Flora and Fauna. Beautiful wild flowers bloom throughout the year on the roadside and mountains, with absolutely no care. Rare plants and animals can be found in the jungles of East Malaysia. The world.s largest flower, Rafflesia and the smallest pygmy squirrel can be found here. Peninsular Malaysia is bountiful of flora; among them are 8000 species of flowers, 2000 species of trees, 800 varieties of Orchids and 200 types of palm, 150 species of ginger plants with rare flowers. Lowland wild plant, Lantana, a popular ornamental hedge flowers is seen on the roadside. Staghorn Fern, an epiphytic fern looks very attractive with the horn like leaves. Endless rare species of fauna includes Sun Bear, Monitor Lizard, Orangutan, Sumatran Rhinoceros, Clouded Leopard, Malaysian Tiger, elephants, tapirs, and gibbons. The tropical climate and diversified ecology lures the birds to take shelter in Malaysian greenery. Mangrove trees at the seafront protect the dry land from the encroachment by the sea and are the breeding ground for the prawns and fishes.

Malaysian forest is older than the equatorial Amazon and Congo forests. For more than ten thousand years it was home for the nomadic people. The preserved greenery that covers nearly 70% of the land contributes in balancing the ecology. They are concerned in preserving the natural beauty and clean environment and hence take precautionary measure for pollution control.

More than 60% of the country comes under rainforest. Endau Rompin, a beautiful tropical rain forest grows here. Sepilok Sabah rain forest is the home for Orangutan, Sarawak tropical rain forest in Cameron Highland is famous for beautiful flowers, fruits, vegetable and tea garden, Rantau Abang is famous for turtle. In Sibu Island, Rawa Island, Tioman Island and Langkawi Island beautiful and pure corals are preserved.

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