. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. Brunei 1 Map Rain Forests lowland montane' inland swamp mangrove Brunei 1 , 1 â iMaMfl HS^E S 0 U T Consen/ation areast existing proposed Non Forest 'Higher than 9Um (3000') t Only areas ol or over SOsQ-km are mapped 1:1,000,000 0 10 20 30 kilometers c 10 20 miles H I N SEA ; BEGAte 114''E Sena. Brunei Bay 5='N Labu- Selirong cs 7 ' Bukit Bedawan Ulu Mendaram i Bul(itr^^-\-< Teraj^M Sungei Ingei EASTERN MALAYSIA Pagon Priok (1850m) 4°N Six key critical sites merit priority attention and continued protec- tion;
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. Brunei 1 Map Rain Forests lowland montane' inland swamp mangrove Brunei 1 , 1 â iMaMfl HS^E S 0 U T Consen/ation areast existing proposed Non Forest 'Higher than 9Um (3000') t Only areas ol or over SOsQ-km are mapped 1:1,000,000 0 10 20 30 kilometers c 10 20 miles H I N SEA ; BEGAte 114''E Sena. Brunei Bay 5='N Labu- Selirong cs 7 ' Bukit Bedawan Ulu Mendaram i Bul(itr^^-\-< Teraj^M Sungei Ingei EASTERN MALAYSIA Pagon Priok (1850m) 4°N Six key critical sites merit priority attention and continued protec- tion; 1 The primary inland forests of Ulu Temburong. These include the only montane forests of Brunei and the catchment zones of the important rivers Temburong, Temawai and Belalong. During a single three-week survey in the inland forests of the Upper Tem- burong, 48 species of mammals and 105 species of birds were recorded. Two species of leaf-monkey recorded were found at higher densities than at other sites surveyed in Borneo (Bennett ei al., 1984). 2 The peat swamp forests of the Belait. These should be given greater attention than proposed at present since they will soon be the region's only peat swamp forests that have not been highly disturbed. Present proposals suggest protecting only non-commercial forest types, but larger areas of the Shorea albida forest should also be protected. The commercial peat swamp forests are more diverse fioristically than other types, and are likely to have a greater diversity of fauna. 3 The mangroves of Brunei Bay harbour important populations of the proboscis monkey, which is endangered in Sarawak and Sabah and greatly under-protected throughout its range. Within those mangroves Ues the island of Pulau Siarau, which has a large colony of flying foxes. They can be seen leaving the island in thousands every evening to forage for fruit in the forests far inland. The mangroves also contain significant populations of silvered leaf-monkeys, whic
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