Scarred landscape: An aerial photograph showing the boundary of the proposed extension to the national park and where illegal logging is taking place.
KUCHING: Illegal logging has been detected near Kubah National Park, which is one of the most popular natural attractions in Sarawak, just 20km west of the city centre.
The state Forest Department, which launched an aerial reconnaissance of the park and nearby areas last Thursday, sighted mud roads leading from an oil palm estate into an area that had been proposed as an extension to Kubah.
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