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Kinabalu Park (Malay: Taman Kinabalu), established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species ...
Mesilou, named after Mesilou River, is an area situated at approximately 2,000 m (6,562 ft) above sea level on the East Ridge of Mount Kinabalu in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is the site of the Mesilou Nature Resort, which is owned and operated by Sutera Sanctuary Lodges.
Sabah Parks has privatised Mount Kinabalu activities to an organisation called Sutera Sanctuary Lodges. The mountain may be climbed on a single day trip, or hikers may (usually) stay one night at Laban Rata Resthouse at 3,270 m (10,730 ft) to complete the climb in 2 days, finishing the ascent and descending on the second day.
As a result, Kinabalu Park was gazetted in 1964, and today it is designated as a World Heritage Site. [ citation needed ] Sabah Parks is managed by a board of trustees also known as Sabah Parks Trustees , which consists of a chairman, deputy chairman, three ex officio members, four other members, and a director.
National Parks and other conservation areas in Sarawak are under the governance of the Sarawak Forestry Corporation. [1]Bako National Park; Batang Ai National Park
The national park is located in the area of Malaysia's highest mountain Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m (13,435 ft)). The area is rich in biodiversity, as habitats along the slopes of the mountain change from a lowland tropical rainforest to sub-alpine forests and shrublands at higher elevations.