Tawau Hills Park

ルシア山（1180m）を中心とする公園北部の丘陵は、タワウ市の水源となるタワウ川を始め、周辺地域の水源地となっています。周辺地域のほとんどがアブラヤシのプランテーションとして開発された中で、公園内にはサバ州東部の貴重な自然林が残されています。公園内の森は、低地林から丘陵林で構成されるため、公園のシンボルとなっているサイチョウを始め、ミューラテナガザル、クロイロリーフモンキー、カニクイザルなど霊長類が多く生息します。

沙巴州的東海岸斗湖山一帶山勢起伏，綠油油的森林覆蓋的群山，這就是斗湖山公園。公園的總面積達二萬八千公頃，高山延綿，其中一個山峰叫做逢巴來山〈Bombalai〉，高達海拔五百三十公尺，每年都吸引不少遊客前來登山，好運的話你還會見到沙巴的稀有動物──雲豹。雲豹其實是婆羅州最大的野貓，以獵食野豬為主。公園地址：Tawau Hills Park, WDT 118, 91009 Tawau 沙巴公園管理局詢問電話：088-211 881 沙巴公園管理局地址：Sabah Parks, 1/F, Lot 1-3, Blk K, Sinsuran Shopping Complex, P.O.Box 10626, 88806 Kota Kinabalu 交通：公園離斗湖市區二十四公里，遊客需自行租車前往。

Tawau Hills Park lies 24 km NW of Tawau and was gazetted to protect water catchment resources for Tawau Town and the Semporna Peninsula. At least 7 major rivers in Sabah originate here. The Tawau River flows through the middle of the 27,972 ha park and forms many natural deepwater pools and waterfalls, for example, the Table Waterfall.

The Park Headquarters comprises an office and staff accommodation. There are chalets, hostels and restaurants operated by KOKTAS, the Sabah Parks staff cooperative. Nature trails lead to waterfalls and hotsprings.

A network of roads leads to the park, passing through agricultural estates. A newly completed sealed road services the park from Tawau Town. Oil palm, rubber and cocoa fringe the park's boundaries. The terrain is hilly with two prime elevations - Gunung Magdalena ( 1310 metres) and Gunung Lucia ( 1201 metres). Bombalai Hill (530 metres) is a landmark with the remains of a crater.

Lowland dipterocarp forest dominates. Above 1,000 metres, thick damp mossy forest takes over. Orchids, epiphytes and forest herbs grow in abundance. The mengaris tree - notorious for its beehives - is common here. Animal life is varied ranging from Long Tailed Macaques and the Red Leaf Monkey to cats, hornbills and pheasants.

Tawau Hills Park is being developed as a field lowland research centre, particularly in tropical wildlife research. Among the facilities to be constructed are the research exhibits and laboratory building, an aviary and animal enclosure, canopy walkways and observation towers. Currently there are permanent ecological transects and plots and a lowland garden featuring wild orchids and other herbs and plants. Research projects include those on primates and hornbills.

	タワウ丘陵公園タワウ丘陵公園の自然米田政明 : ルシア山（1180m）を中心とする公園北部の丘陵は、タワウ市の水源となるタワウ川を始め、周辺地域の水源地となっています。周辺地域のほとんどがアブラヤシのプランテーションとして開発された中で、公園内にはサバ州東部の貴重な自然林が残されています。公園内の森は、低地林から丘陵林で構成されるため、公園のシンボルとなっているサイチョウを始め、ミューラテナガザル、クロイロリーフモンキー、カニクイザルなど霊長類が多く生息します。 More...
	The Tawau Hills National Park was gazetted in 1979 and comprises 27,972 ha. Located 24 Km from Tawau town, this area is accessible by road and the Park Head Quarters are located at the entrance of the park. The highest point of the park at 1310 m is Gunung Madalena. The park offers picnic areas, a vast camping site, and chalets, and is very popular with Tawau local residents on weekends. More...
	NOTES ON THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF TAWAU HILLS PARK, SABAH http://www.arbec.com.my/xpdc/tawau.htm

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