Kipandi Butterfly Park
The Kipandi Butterfly Park is one which is surrounded by breath-taking lush
greenery of the forest. Take a stroll along these paths will transfer you to a
paradise with the sounds of the cicadas in the background and myriads of
butterflies sipping happily on the nectars of flowers.
There are over 100 species of butterflies which have been found and recorded
inside the enclosure.
The Kipandi Butterfly farm is the home of some of the rarest butterfly species
such as the Rajah Brooke and golden birdwings. The breeding of these two breeds
is a joint effort of the Sabah Wildlife department with the farm to release
these rare butterflies in the forest to repopulate these threatened species.
Since the start of the program, several hundred of these two species of
butterflies have been released into the forest. Other than the butterfly farm,
there is also the Insects Museum which is the first private museum in Sabah.
The collection of insects here will blow you away as the collection is made up
of a wide range of insects of great diversity of shapes, sizes and colors. The
museum has more than 500 butterflies and 3000 beetles as their exhibit. There
are also exhibits of species only found in the Crocker Range such as the
cyclommatus chewi.
Also, there are special enclosures that have been built to house some of the
endangered and rare orchids and pitcher plants of Sabah. This is also a joint
project with the Sabah Wildlife Department. There is also an essential botanical
collection in the park for scientists and specialist to study on the 500 species
of native orchids which grow well in the park.
Getting There
The Kipandi Butterfly Park is located in the Crocker Range which consists of a
series of complex high altitude hills which can be up to 1500 meters. The
butterfly park is situated in Moyog, Penampang and is at 700 meters in altitude
in the heart of the Crocker Range.
The butterfly park can be reached by the long-distance bus to Tambunan and
Keningau or via taxi.
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