Royal Belum still the ‘hornbill capital’


Majestic creatures: The great hornbill and (left) plain-pouched hornbills. — Photos courtesy of Ecomy

IPOH: The Royal Belum State Park has remained a “hornbill capital” for the past decade, says the Ecotourism and Conservation Society Malaysia (Ecomy).

Ecomy president and chief executive officer Andrew Sebastian explained that Royal Belum, known as one of the oldest rainforests in the world, is the only place where 10 hornbill species coexist.

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