Selirong Island (), also known as Mosquito Island, is an island located within the Brunei Bay and Mukim Labu, Temburong District, Brunei. The island also sits at the river delta of the Temburong River.

History

In 1948, the Labu–Selirong Wildlife Sanctuary was established. Initially in 1950, plans for both the Andulau and Selirong Forest Reserve were set to begin within that year but later fell through. Later in 1954, the Labu–Selirong Wildlife Sanctuary was later expanded to an area of .

Selirong Island

Tourism

It is home to the Selirong Island Mangrove Park and Selirong Forest Reserve. The island consisted of the largest mangrove swamps and wildlife reserve with an area of . Selirong is one of the ten islands used for ecotourism, research and educational purposes. In order to monitor and investigate the wildlife on the island, notably a walkway and an observation tower were built.

Selirong Island

Flora

Animals such as the proboscis monkeys, macaques, kingfishers and eagles made up the fauna.

Selirong Island

Fauna

Plants such as the nipah palms, stilt roots, bakau trees can be found in the Pulau Selirong Forest Recreation Park.

Transportation

The island can only be accessed by speedboats from Bandar Seri Begawan. The estimated time to reach the island from Muara is 45 minutes as it is required to pass through the Brunei River and across the Brunei Bay.

See also

Protected areas of Brunei

References

Islands of Brunei

Protected areas of Brunei