AMANJAYA FOREST RESERVE


Amanjaya Forest Reserve (18,886 hectares) was previously a state forest that was gazetted as a Permanent Forest Reserve in 2013 as part of the state government’s commitment to the Central Forest Spine Plan for Ecological Linkages (Department of Town & Country Planning 2005). Previously known as Primary Linkage 2 (CF1- PL2), it has recently been renamed as A-PL1 under the ‘Plan Induk Rangkaian Ekologi Central Forest Spine’ (PIRECFS). Amanjaya is an important ecological link between Royal Belum State Park and Temengor Forest Reserve, the bigger landscape of Banjaran Titiwangsa and Greater Taman Negara. This connection is essential to provide substantial roaming areas for large mammals especially the Malayan tiger to meet their biological needs. The long-term viability of the Malayan tiger is dependent on the availability of large forested areas.

 Amanjaya has seen many signs of poaching activities from 2010 onwards. The area suffered a poaching crisis with an influx of foreigners  encroaching the jungle to hunt for tigers and high valued timber products. The East -West highway provides easy access into the forest of Amanjaya. Patrolling efforts have detected snares, poacher campsites and foreign markings on trees throughout the landscape. 


RIMAU works closely together with Perak Forestry in the landscape.