Templer's Park, Forest reserve in Rawang, Malaysia.
Templer's Park is a forest reserve in Rawang covering roughly 1,200 hectares, where multi-tiered waterfalls cascade down alongside jungle streams and interconnected hiking trails. The grounds include picnic areas, fishing spots, parking lots, restrooms, and food vendors for visitors.
The park was established as a wildlife sanctuary in September 1954 by Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor and named after Gerald Templer, a British High Commissioner at that time. The naming reflects a period when foreign figures played significant roles in shaping the region.
The reserve functions as a place where visitors encounter Malaysian wildlife in its natural environment, including rare species like the Xenophidion schaeferi snake. Seeing these creatures in the forest gives people a direct connection to the biodiversity of Selangor.
The forest is best explored by following the various trails that wind through the grounds at different difficulty levels. It is advisable to visit during daylight hours to enjoy the best lighting and see the waterfalls clearly.
The cave Gua Anak Takun is home to a population of the rare trapdoor spider Liphistius batuensis, a species found nowhere else in the world. This spider species is so specialized for this place that it has become linked to the site as one of its defining features.
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