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Malaysia Johor

Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus ŠLaurence Poh http://www.laurencepoh.com/

I am not sufficiently experienced to write an introduction to this page having spent just one day in the state some years ago... but it was a fabulous day`s birding; principally in Panti Forest. This is the state contiguous with Singapore, which is a common stopover for long-haul flights. So Johor is well within reach for a day trip when based in Singapore - be sure to be up early in the morning as the causeway is traffic clogged at rush hours.

Unfortuantely Panti forest is, at the time of writing, closed for logging - but it is a large area and, no doubt, it will re-open. I hope so as it is a terrific place for birds and other wildlife - we saw and heard gibbons and saw the paw prints of several middle sized cat species. Birds seen included, Litle Spiderhunter, Tiger Shrike, Great Hornbill, two tree swift species, minivets, several babblers and many others.

Beach areas were good for waders [such as Malaysian Plover], fishing terns etc. Farmland and suburbs were also good for commoner species... I saw enough to know I want to spend a couple of weeks here one day!

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useful reading

*Field Guides & Bird Song

For a comprehensive list of recommended titles covering Malaysia as a whole - please see the Malaysia page of Fatbirder

clubs

Malaysia Nature Sociey - Johore Branch

http://www.mns.org.my/state.php?stid=2
Contact info...

reserves

Endau-Rompin

http://www.interknowledge.com/malaysia/endau.html
The Endau-Rompin area covers the boundary between Johor and Pahang. Sprawling over an estimated area of almost nine hundred suqare kilometers, it is one of the few remaining lowland forests in Peninsular Malaysia.

Endau-Rompin National Park

http://allmalaysia.info/news/attraction.asp?id=518&pt=4
This park straddles parts of the Pahang and Johor borders and both state governments have set up separate state management to manage the 870sq.km area which covers a total of 92,000hectares (roughly one and a half times the size of Singapore). Although on the Pahang side, the area is still retained as a forest reserve and has yet to be cited as a national park it now includes sections of the Labis Forest Reserve, Endau Mas Forest Reserve (Johor), and Lesong Forest Reserve (Pahang).

Pulau Kukup State Park

http://www.wetlands.org/
Part of a large area of mangroves in the South-west region of Johor be given protection and conservation status, which includes the Sungai Pulai MFR and Tanjung Piai State Park...

trip reports

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places to stay

Johor Bahru , Malaysia hotels

http://www.asiahotels.com/hl/Johor_Bahru-Malaysia.asp
Asia`s leading hotel information and reservation service on the internet. The following hotel(s) are available in Malaysia.

artists

Photographer - Paul Huang - Birds of Panti Forest

http://www.naturestops.com/gallery/list.php?exhibition=3
An exhibition of photographs on line...

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