Mangrove forest and bird sanctuary From: New Straits Times | Date: May 30, 2001| Author: Zalina Mohd Som | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

New Straits Times

05-30-2001

Mangrove forest and bird sanctuary
Byline: Zalina Mohd Som
Edition: 2*
Column: Have you been here

WHO would have thought that just two km from bustling Kota Kinabalu is a mangrove swamp where thousands of bird, both local and migratory, call home.

The Likas Wetlands Bird Sanctuary is only a 10-minute drive from the capital city centre.
Formerly the location of an illegal settlement for immigrants, the...

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