Tabin Wildlife Reserve - Revision history

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	\|WWF-Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) Berhad are establishing a wildlife corridor between Tabin and Silabukan Forest Reserve. Fast-growing native pioneer species and fig-plants will be planted to improve food sources for wildlife ([~~https://www.wwf.org.my/?31825/Restoring-Tabin-WWF-Malaysia-and-KLK-Joined-Hands-to-Establish-Bukit-Tabin-Wildlife-Corridor~~ WWF-Malaysia 2023]).		\|WWF-Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) Berhad are establishing a wildlife corridor between Tabin and Silabukan Forest Reserve. Fast-growing native pioneer species and fig-plants will be planted to improve food sources for wildlife ([[#R01747\|WWF-Malaysia 2023]]).
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	\|Ongoing (2023)		\|Ongoing (2023)

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	\|Aerial (drones/plane/helicopter)		\|Aerial (drones/plane/helicopter)
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	\|Ancrenaz et al. 2005		\|[[#R01745\|Ancrenaz et al. 2005]]
	\|1,110 km2 of orangutan habitat in the reserve		\|1,110 km2 of orangutan habitat in the reserve
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	\|6 Species management		\|6 Species management
	\|6.8 Reintroduction of apes (captively-bred or rehabilitated indviduals)		\|6.8 Reintroduction of apes (captively-bred or rehabilitated indviduals)
	\|Release of about 500 orangutans into Tabin Wildlife Reserve (Robins et al. 2013, Payne pers. comm. 2023).		\|Release of about 500 orangutans into Tabin Wildlife Reserve ([[#R01746\|Robins et al. 2013]], Payne pers. comm. 2023).
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	= References =		= References =

	Ancrenaz, M., Gimenez, O., Ambu, L., Ancrenaz, K., Andau, P., Goossens, B., ... & Lackman-Ancrenaz, I. (2005). Aerial surveys give new estimates for orangutans in Sabah, Malaysia. PLoS Biology, 3(1), e3.		<span id="R01745"></span>Ancrenaz, M., Gimenez, O., Ambu, L., Ancrenaz, K., Andau, P., Goossens, B., ... & Lackman-Ancrenaz, I. (2005). Aerial surveys give new estimates for orangutans in Sabah, Malaysia. PLoS Biology, 3(1), e3. [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030003 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030003]

	Robins, J. G., Ancrenaz, M., Parker, J., Goossens, B., Ambu, L., Walzer, C., ... & Kinabalu, K. (2013). The release of northeast Bornean orangutans to Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia. Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013. Further case studies from around the globe, 215.		<span id="R01746"></span>Robins, J. G., Ancrenaz, M., Parker, J., Goossens, B., Ambu, L., Walzer, C., ... & Kinabalu, K. (2013). The release of northeast Bornean orangutans to Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia. Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013. Further case studies from around the globe, 215.

	WWF-Malaysia (2023). Restoring Tabin: WWF-Malaysia and KLK Joined Hands to Establish Bukit Tabin Wildlife Corridor. Online: https://www.wwf.org.my/?31825/Restoring-Tabin-WWF-Malaysia-and-KLK-Joined-Hands-to-Establish-Bukit-Tabin-Wildlife-Corridor		<span id="R01747"></span>WWF-Malaysia (2023). Restoring Tabin: WWF-Malaysia and KLK Joined Hands to Establish Bukit Tabin Wildlife Corridor. Online: https://www.wwf.org.my/?31825/Restoring-Tabin-WWF-Malaysia-and-KLK-Joined-Hands-to-Establish-Bukit-Tabin-Wildlife-Corridor



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	* Key threats to orangutans are logging (1970-1990) and potential road construction.		* Key threats to orangutans are logging (1970-1990) and potential road construction.
	* Conservation activities have focused on improving habitat and food availability.		* Conservation activities have focused on improving habitat and food availability.





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	!Year of threat		!Year of threat
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			\|4 Transportation & service corridors
			\|4.1 Roads & railroads
			\|Present (unknown severity)
			\|Planned road bisecting reserve east to west (Payne pers. comm. 2023).
			\|Ongoing (2023)
	\|-		\|-
	\|5 Biological resource use		\|5 Biological resource use
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	\|Present (unknown severity)		\|Present (unknown severity)
	\|Possible threat of unknown diseases, and possible threat of malaria (Payne pers. comm. 2023).		\|Possible threat of unknown diseases, and possible threat of malaria (Payne pers. comm. 2023).
	~~\|Ongoing (2023)~~
	\|-
	~~\|4 Transportation & service corridors~~
	~~\|4.1 Roads & railroads~~
	~~\|Present (unknown severity)~~
	~~\|Planned road bisecting reserve east to west (Payne pers. comm. 2023).~~
	\|Ongoing (2023)		\|Ongoing (2023)
	\|}		\|}

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	\|The site is legally classified as a forest reserve.		\|The site is legally classified as a forest reserve.
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	\|Ongoing (~~2023~~)		\|1984-Ongoing (2026)
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	!Year of activity		!Year of activity
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	~~\|6.8 Reintroduction of apes (captively-bred or rehabilitated indviduals)~~
	~~\|Release of about 500 orangutans into Tabin Wildlife Reserve (Robins et al. 2013, Payne pers. comm. 2023).~~
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			\|6 Species management
			\|6.8 Reintroduction of apes (captively-bred or rehabilitated indviduals)
			\|Release of about 500 orangutans into Tabin Wildlife Reserve (Robins et al. 2013, Payne pers. comm. 2023).
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			\|1995
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= Summary =

<div style='float: right'>{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers=OpenStreetMap,OpenTopoMap|5.240902, 118.718404~[[Tabin Wildlife Reserve]]~''Pongo pygmaeus morio''}}</div>
* Northeast Bornean orangutans (''Pongo pygmaeus morio'') are present in Tabin Wildlife Reserve.
* It has been estimated that 1,401 (CI: 517-3,796) individuals occur in the site.
* The orangutan population trend is unknown.
* The site has a total size of 1,200 km².
* Key threats to orangutans are logging (1970-1990) and potential road construction.
* Conservation activities have focused on improving habitat and food availability.

= Site characteristics =

Located in the Malaysian state of Sabah, in Borneo, the reserve was established in 1984. It encompasses approx. 1,200 sq. km of primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp forest. The site is home to endemic species such as the Bornean elephant, the Bornean banteng, and Sunda clouded leopards ([https://www.wwf.org.my/?31825/Restoring-Tabin-WWF-Malaysia-and-KLK-Joined-Hands-to-Establish-Bukit-Tabin-Wildlife-Corridor WWF-Malaysia 2023]).

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Tabin Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
|Species
|''Pongo pygmaeus morio''
|-
|Area
|1,200 km²
|-
|Coordinates
|Lat: 5.240902 , Lon: 118.718404
|-
|Type of site
|Protected area (Forest Reserve)
|-
|Habitat types
|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, Subtropical/tropical heavily degraded former forest
|-
|Type of governance
|
|}

[[Types of sites]] [[Governance types]] [[Habitat types]]
= Ape status =

Helicopter nest surveys documented a low density of orangutans in the reserve in 1985. In 1995, following the expansion of palm oil plantations in the region, at least 500 rescued orangutans were relocated to Tabin, which led to a higher population density (Payne pers. comm. 2023).

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Tabin Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Ape_status-table"
!Species
!Year
!Occurrence
!Encounter or vistation rate (nests/km; ind/day)
!Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)
!Abundance estimate (95% CI)
!Survey area
!Sampling method
!Analytical framework
!Source
!Comments
!A.P.E.S. database ID
|-
|''Pongo pygmaeus morio''
|2002-2003
|
|3.187
|1.26 (0.47-3.42)
|1401 (517-3,796)
|Tabin Wildlife Reserve
|Aerial (drones/plane/helicopter)
|
|Ancrenaz et al. 2005
|1,110 km2 of orangutan habitat in the reserve
|
|}

[[Sampling methods]] [[Analytical frameworks]]
= Threats =

'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Tabin Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Threats-table"
!Category
!Specific threats
!Threat level
!Description
!Year of threat
|-
|5 Biological resource use
|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|The forest was selectively logged (Payne pers. comm. 2023).
|1970-1990
|-
|8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases
|8.4 Pathogens
|Present (unknown severity)
|Possible threat of unknown diseases, and possible threat of malaria (Payne pers. comm. 2023).
|Ongoing (2023)
|-
|4 Transportation & service corridors
|4.1 Roads & railroads
|Present (unknown severity)
|Planned road bisecting reserve east to west (Payne pers. comm. 2023).
|Ongoing (2023)
|}

[[Threats]]
= Conservation activities =

Tabin was first gazetted as a Wildlife Reserve in 1984; legally it is classified as a Forest Reserve. It is jointly managed by the Sabah Forestry and Sabah Wildlife Departments. BORA is a Malaysian non profit organisation that focuses on improving habitat and food availability for wildlife in Tabin. [https://www.bringingbackourrareanimals.org/ BORA] has also collected over 90 wild fig species in the Sabah Ficus Germplasm Centre at Tabin Wildlife Reserve.

'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Tabin Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Conservation_activities-table"
!Category
!Specific activity
!Description
!Implementing organization(s)
!Year of activity
|-
|6 Species management
|6.8 Reintroduction of apes (captively-bred or rehabilitated indviduals)
|Release of about 500 orangutans into Tabin Wildlife Reserve (Robins et al. 2013, Payne pers. comm. 2023).
|
|1995
|-
|5 Protection & restoration
|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
|The site is legally classified as a forest reserve.
|
|Ongoing (2023)
|-
|5 Protection & restoration
|5.4 Create natural habitat patches (including corridors)
|WWF-Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) Berhad are establishing a wildlife corridor between Tabin and Silabukan Forest Reserve. Fast-growing native pioneer species and fig-plants will be planted to improve food sources for wildlife ([https://www.wwf.org.my/?31825/Restoring-Tabin-WWF-Malaysia-and-KLK-Joined-Hands-to-Establish-Bukit-Tabin-Wildlife-Corridor WWF-Malaysia 2023]).
|
|Ongoing (2023)
|}

[[Conservation activities]]
= Challenges =

'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Tabin Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Challenges-table"
!Challenges
!Specific challenges
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|4 Institutional support
|4.2 Lack of government support
|Payne pers. obs. 2023
|
|}

[[Challenges]]
= Enablers =

'''Table 6. Enablers reported for Tabin Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="enabler-table"
!Enablers
!Specific enablers
!Source
!Year(s)
|-
|1 Site management
|
|
|
|-
|2 Resources and capacity
|
|
|
|-
|3 Engaged community
|
|
|
|-
|4 Institutional support
|
|
|
|-
|5 Ecological context
|
|
|
|-
|6 Safety and stability
|
|
|
|}

[[Enablers]]
= Research activities =

= Documented behaviours =

'''Table 7. Behaviours documented for Tabin Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="behaviours-table"
!Category
!Behavior
!Observation type
!Prevalence
!Observation dates
!Source
!Habituation
!Species
!Comment
|-
|
|Not reported
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

[[Behaviours]]
= Exposure to climate change impacts =

= External links =

[https://www.bringingbackourrareanimals.org/ BORA]

= References =

Ancrenaz, M., Gimenez, O., Ambu, L., Ancrenaz, K., Andau, P., Goossens, B., ... & Lackman-Ancrenaz, I. (2005). Aerial surveys give new estimates for orangutans in Sabah, Malaysia. PLoS Biology, 3(1), e3.

Robins, J. G., Ancrenaz, M., Parker, J., Goossens, B., Ambu, L., Walzer, C., ... & Kinabalu, K. (2013). The release of northeast Bornean orangutans to Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia. Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013. Further case studies from around the globe, 215.

WWF-Malaysia (2023). Restoring Tabin: WWF-Malaysia and KLK Joined Hands to Establish Bukit Tabin Wildlife Corridor. Online: https://www.wwf.org.my/?31825/Restoring-Tabin-WWF-Malaysia-and-KLK-Joined-Hands-to-Establish-Bukit-Tabin-Wildlife-Corridor

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