A Guide to Gunung Mulu National Park: A World Heritage Site In Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

The Gunung Mulu National Park - a World Heritage Site - invites you to a breathtaking experience of some of the world’s most enthralling wonders of nature. The Park is situated on the great island of Borneo, in Sarawak (a state within the Federation of Malaysia). Mulu’s impressive canyons, untamed rivers, serene rain forests, imposing mountains, spectacular limestone pinnacles, and magnificent caves rank among the world’s most outstanding scenery.
It is impossible not to feel awed by the rain forest, by its immense riches in plants and animals, by the sense of history spanning millions of years. Unrivalled wonders of nature abound, such as the thousands of bats that spiral from the Deer Cave entrance at dusk. Gunung Api is known to be the most cavernous mountain in the world. The pinnacles of Gunung Api, which are up to 45 m tall, form one of the world’s most dramatic limestone landscapes. Many extraordinary caves, including the world’s largest underground chamber, the Sarawak Chamber and Deer Cave, one of the largest cave passage in the world, are within the park.
This book is not only a superb guide book to Mulu’s many attractions, but above all, a pictorial celebration of the wonders of God’s creation found in the Park. Through clear explanations and illuminating photographs it will greatly enhance your understanding of Mulu’s many natural wonders and add much to your experience and enjoyment.

Author(s): Hans P. Hazebroek and Abang Kashim bin Abang Morshidi

Abang Kashim bin Abang Morshidi graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and obtained a Master of Philosophy in Natural Resources Management from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1979. Immediately after completing his studies, he joined the Department of Forestry, Sarawak. He was responsible for the establishment of the National Parks and Wildlife section in 1974 and set up the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries System in the State. He has wide experience in the field of natural resources conservation and management.
Abang Kashim was also involved in the First and Second Tourism Masterplan Studies for Sarawak, the State Legislative Assembly Committee on Flora and Fauna, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) mission to Sarawak. He is presently the Permenant Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Sarawak.

A geologist by training, Drs Hans P. Hazebroek worked for 17 years in the petroleum industry, exploring for oil and gas in Oman, Norway, Nigeria and Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah). During his travels, his attention was not restricted to the rocks but he also became fascinated with the living nature, in particular the tropical rain forest. He has explored rain forests in West Africa, the Amazon Basin, Papua New Guinea and Peninsular Malaysia before focusing on Borneo’s forests. For him, photography is an invaluable tool for making the wonders of these forests more accessible to others, stimulating people to venture into the parks, to enjoy these splendours of nature and deepen their understanding of the many fascinating relationships between plants, animals and their environment. Upon completing his last assignment with Sarawak Shell, he remained in Sarawak to work with Abang Kashim, researching material for this book in association with the Sarawak Forestry Department and extensively exploring and photographing the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.

Publisher: Natural History Publications (Borneo)

Editor(s): K.M. Wong

First Published: November 2002

No. of Pages: xii + 91 pp.

Size: 18.5 x 25.5 cm (Softcover)

ISBN: 983-812-066-9

Price: US $12.00

Weight: 500g

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