Kinabalu Park which covers an area of 754 sq km was gazetted
a park in 1964.The basis for the establishment of a protected areas in Kinabalu
were formed after a report from the Royal Society Kinabalu Scientific expedition
in 1962-1964 led by Prof. Corner. It is the first Park in the Malaysian
Borneo’s state of Sabah. Its main feature is Mount Kinabalu (4,095.2 m), the
highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. It slope is home to a
rich assemblage of plants and animal species. It is a hot spot of particularly
the plant biodiversity with affinities to flora from the Himalayas, China,
Australia, Malay Peninsula, as well as pan-tropical region.
