TAMAN NEGARA -was established at the Titiwangsa Mountain Malaysia in 1938/1939 as the King George V National Park.It was renamed to Taman Negara after Independence,which literally means 'national park' in malay. Taman Negara has total area of 4,343 km and has a reputation as the world's oldest tropical rainforest .
Taman Negara encompasses three states,Pahang,Kelantan and Terengganu, each with its own legislation.The Taman Negara Enactment (Pahang) No 2 of 1939 is enforced in the state of Pahang,the Taman Negara Enactment (Kelantan) No 14 of 1938 in the state of Kelantan and the Taman Negara Enactment (Terengganu) No 6 in the state of Terengganu. The enactment have similiar contents.
Taman Negara Pahang is the largest at 2,477 km, followed by Taman Negara Kelantan at 1,043 km and Taman Negara Terengganu at 853 km.
The park has been developed into a famous ecotourism destination in Malaysia. There are several geological and biological attraction in the park. Gunung Tahan is the highest point of the Peninsular,for the tourist need to climb can use Kuala tahan as their departure point.
Taman Negara attractions found near Kuala Tahan (Park Headquarter) include a Canopy Walkway,Tembeling River and rivulet Tahan River,several rapids,Gua Telinga (Ear Cave),Lata Berkoh (Cascade),hills, Malay Villages,Orang Asli Settlement(oborigin people) and many more. Visitors can enjoy the tropical rainforest,birdwatching or jungle trekking and the river views along the Tembeling River and Tahan River.
Taman Negara cover 4343 sq km (from Pahang,Kelantan and Terengganu) in shadowy,damp,impenetrable jungle. Inside this buzzing tangle,ancient trees with gargantuan buttressed root systems dwaft luminescent fungi,orchids,two-tone ferns and even the giant rafflesia (the wold largest flower). Hidden within the flora are Asian elephants,tigers,leopards and rhinos,as well as smallers wonder such as flying squarrels,but these animals stay far from the park's trail and sightings are extremely rare. Even if they do come close,the chance's are you'll never see them through the dense jungle thicket. What you might see are snakes (dog-toothed cat snakes,rediculated pythons,temple pit vipers and red headed kraits),lizards,monkeys,small deers,abundant birdlife,butterflies and perhaps tapir. Nearly everyone who visit Taman Negara get an up-close and personel meeting with leeches and impressive array of flying and crawl insects.
The more you put into to visit Taman Negara, the more you'll get out of it. Though they're feasible.,fleeting visits only scratch the surface. Consider an overnight trek or at least a boat-trip up one of the park's rivers.
Wether coming for an afternoon hike or a multi-day trek, you'll need to buy a permit (park entrance RM1 /camera RM5 /fishing RM10) .
The park headquarters and the privately run Mutiara Taman Negara Resort are at Kuala Tahan at the edge of Taman Negara (National Park); other accomodation and restaurants are across Sungai Tembeling (Tembeling River) at Kuala Tahan. River taxi buzz between the two sides of the river thoughout the day.
Hopely you're enjoy stay and living in Taman Negara Malaysia !.....
Mahseer is the common name used for the genera Tor, Neolissochilus and Naziritor in the family Cyprinidae(carp). The name mahseer is hovever more often restricted to member of the genus Tor. The range of these fish are from Malaysia,Indonesia across Southen Asia to Iran,including the India Peninsular. They are commercially inportant game fish,as well as hiighly esteemed food fish. Mahseer fetch high market priceang are potential candidate species for aquaculture. Several of the larger species have suffered severe declines,and are now considered threatened due pollution,habitat loss and overfishing.
Mahseer inhabit both rivers and lakes,ascending to rapids streams with rocky bottoms for breeding. Like other types of carps,they are omnivorous. eating not only algae,crustaceans,insects,frogs,and other fish,but also fruits that fall from trees overhead.
The first species from these group were scientifically described by Francis Bukanan-Hamilton in 1822,and first mentioned as an angling challenge by the Oriental Sporting Magazine in 1833,soon becoming a favourite quarry of British angler living in India. The Golden Mahseer is the largest member of the group and one of the largest cyprinids; its has been known to reach 2.75m (9 ft 0 in) in length and 54kg (119 lbs) in weight,although specimens of this size are rare seen nowadays. In addition to being caught for sport,mahseer are also part of commercial fishing and ornamental and aquarium fish.
IKAN KELAH (golden mahseer) - adalah ikan kap dalam keluarga Cyprinidae yang bersisik besar,dan merupakan ikan sukan(air tawar) yang digilai banyak terdapat di Asia Selatan dan juga negara seperti Malaysia dan Indonesia.
Ikan ini di gambar pada asalnya oleh Hamilton pada tahun 1822,dan pertama kali disebut didalam cabaran memancing dalam Majalah Oriental Sporting pada tahun 1833,dan kemudiannya menjadi buruan kegemaran pemancing British yang menetap di India. Spesis Golden Mahseer diketahui mencapai 2.75 meter (9 kaki)panjangnya dan 54kg (118 paun) beratnya,walaupun spesimen sebesar itu jarang dinampak pada hari ini.
Ikan kelah mendiami sungai serta tasik,dan naik ke anak sungai yg pantas serta dasar sungai yg berbatu-batan untuk membiak. Serupa dengan ikan kap yang lain,spesis ini juga dalam golongan omnivor yang bukan sahaja makan alga,krustasia,serangga,katak dan ikan lain,tetapi juga buah-buahan yang jatuh dari pokok diatas.Selain ditangkap untuk kegunaan individu atau sukan,ikan kelah juga merupakan sebahagian perikanan komersial di India dan negara kita.
