Batang Ai National Park
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Batang Ai National Park is a national park located in Sri Aman Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located in Lubok Antu, some 250 kilometers east of Kuching. The park covers an area of 24 square kilometres of extensive tropical rainforest with a number or rare and protected animals surrounding the 24 square kilometer artificial lake created by the Batang Ai hydroelectric reservoir. The park was proclaimed in 1991, and has become increasingly popular with locals and tourists despite the lack of facilities. ()
Sarawak
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Wildlife
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Clouded leopard
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Mammals
Bornean orangutan
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Mammals
Bearded Pig
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Mammals
Müller's (Bornean) Gibbon
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Mammals
Helmeted hornbill
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Birds
Sarawak