Talang Satang National Park
The park was established to protect marine turtles.
Talang satang national park. Explore talang satang national park holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Talang satang national park is sarawak s first marine protected area and it covers an area of 19 414 hectares. It is the first national park in sarawak to be located in a marine area. 1 78427 110 16426 is a national park in the kuching division of sarawak.
It was gazetted in 1999 to enhance marine turtle conservation in sarawak and covers the coastline and waters surrounding four islands. Sarawak s first marine park established in 1999 to protect four species of endangered turtle consists of the coastline and waters around four islands. The talang satang national park also includes the pulau tukong ara banun wildlife sanctuary two small islets located close to the satang islands. Pulau tokong ara the larger of the two rocky outcrops is home to breeding colonies of bridled terns and black naped terns.
It was sarawak s first marine park and includes the waters surrounding the two talang talang islands and the two satang islands pulau satang besar and pulau satang kecil located off damai beach. Gazetted in 1999 it consists of two sections namely the satang section also called section i and the talang section also called section ii. Sarawak s first marine park established in 1999 to protect four species of endangered turtle consists of the coastline and waters around four islands. And 45km to the northwest the two pulau talang talang also besar and kecil situated 8km due north of pantai sematan.
Talang satang national park gps. Four species of marine turtles are known to nest in. It is sarawak s first marine protected area and covers the four islands pulau talang talang besar pulau talang talang kecil pulau satang besar and pulau satang kecil and surrounding coral reefs. Pulau talang talang besar and pulau talang talang kecil located off sematan and pulau satang besar and pulau satang.
It was declared as a national park in 1999 to conserve the green turtles population that come to the islands in this park during the season from may to october every year. Talang satang was gazetted in 1999 and covers an area of 19 414 hectares. The two pulau satang known as besar big and kecil small which are 16km west of the santubong peninsula. This marine park consists of four islands.
The park covers an area of 19 414 hectares encompasses the coastline and waters surrounding pulau talang talang besar pulau talang talang kecil and. 8 00am to 5 00pm monday sunday including public holidays. The two pulau satang known as besar big and kecil small which are 16km west of the. All other areas of talang satang national park are off limits to visitors except by special arrangement in which case transport will be organised by sarawak forestry.
Talang satang national park is sarawak first marine national park to be established for the primary aim of sarawak s marine turtle conservation population. The islands are sarawak s most important turtle conservation site and are part of the talang satang national park. National park opening hours. Black coloured pacific reef egrets are also frequently sighted on the rock.