Editing Selangor (section)

===Flora and Fauna===
[[File:MALAWATI 30 0399.jpg|Silver Leaf Monkey in Bukit Melawati|thumb|180px]]
[[File:WATERFALL 7 0173.jpg|Commonwealth Forest Park|thumb|left]]
Malaysian forest can be classified as [[tropical rainforest]]. Selangor has 250,129 [[hectare|ha]] of permanent reserve forest, of which 82,890 ha are [[peat swamp forest]] and 18,998 ha formed [[mangrove]] forest along the coast. The permanent reserve forest makes up about 32 per cent of the state land.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kawasan Hutan Simpanan kekal di Semenanjung Malaysia |url=http://www.data.gov.my/data/en_US/dataset/kawasan-hutan-simpanan-di-malaysia |website=data.gov.my |publisher=Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia |access-date=16 July 2018 |archive-date=17 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717070741/http://www.data.gov.my/data/en_US/dataset/kawasan-hutan-simpanan-di-malaysia |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JPSM Annual Report 2016 - page 99 |url=https://www.forestry.gov.my/images/Laporan%20Tahunan/2016/JPG/annual-report-jpsm-2016_99-1.jpg |website=www.forestry.gov.my |publisher=Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> [[Forest park]]s that are situated in Selangor include Gabai Waterfall, Taman Rimba Templer, [[Ampang Recreational Forest|Taman Rimba Ampang]], Taman Rimba Komanwel, Sungai Chongkak, Sungai Tua, Sungai Sendat, Sungai Tekala, Kanching, Gunung Nuang and [[Klang Gates Quartz Ridge|Bukit Tabur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hutan Lipur & Hutan Taman Negeri |url=https://www.forestry.gov.my/index.php/my/perkhidmatan/info-perhutanan/hutan-lipur-hutan-taman-negeri |website=www.forestry.gov.my |publisher=Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Senarai Hutan Lipur |url=http://forestry.selangor.gov.my/portal/index.php/my/pusat-sumber/senarai-hutan-lipur |website=forestry.selangor.gov.my |publisher=Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Selangor |access-date=17 July 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Reserved forests in Selangor are managed and conserved by the state's forestry department, as the [[Constitution of Malaysia]] provides that forestry comes under the jurisdiction of the respective states.<ref>{{cite web |title=Akta Perhutanan Negara 1984 |url=https://www.forestry.gov.my/index.php/my/akta-perhutanan-negara-1984 |website=www.forestry.gov.my |publisher=Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> Selangor's forestry headquarters is located at the [[Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building]], in Shah Alam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri |url=https://www.forestry.gov.my/index.php/my/organisasi/jabatan-perhutanan-negeri |website=www.forestry.gov.my |publisher=Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref>

Selangor is also home to a statutory [[government agency|agency]] of the [[Government of Malaysia]], the [[Forest Research Institute Malaysia]] (FRIM). Located in Kepong, FRIM promotes sustainable management and optimal use of [[forestry|forest]] resources in Malaysia by generating knowledge and technology through research, development and application in tropical forestry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forest Research Institute Malaysia {{!}} Official Portal|url=http://www.frim.gov.my/|publisher=frim.gov.my|access-date=14 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=tourismselangor>{{cite web|title=Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong|url=http://www.tourismselangor.my/forest-research-institute-of-malaysia/|publisher=tourismselangor.my|access-date=14 March 2014|archive-date=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314222813/http://www.tourismselangor.my/forest-research-institute-of-malaysia/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Selangor has a few declared [[protected area]]s (PAs) in order to safeguard biodiversity and wildlife. They are Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve which was created to protect the now-extirpated [[Sumatran Rhino]]s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve, Selangor |url=http://www.wildlife.gov.my/index.php/en/bahagian/88-river-dusun-wildlife-reserve-selangor |website=www.wildlife.gov.my |publisher=Department of Wildlife and Natural Parks (PERHILITAN) Peninsular Malaysia |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> Kutu Hill Wildlife Reserve,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kutu Hill Wildlife Reserve |url=http://www.wildlife.gov.my/index.php/en/bahagian/89-kutu-hill-wildlife-reserve-selangor |website=www.wildlife.gov.my |publisher=Department of Wildlife and Natural Parks (PERHILITAN) Peninsular Malaysia |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> and Bukit Sungai Puteh Hill Wildlife Reserve which is located at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor's border.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sungai Puteh Hill Wildlife Reserve, Kuala Lumpur/Selangor |url=http://www.wildlife.gov.my/index.php/en/bahagian/90-sungai-puteh-hill-wildlife-reserve-kuala-lumpur-selangor |website=www.wildlife.gov.my |publisher=Department of Wildlife and Natural Parks (PERHILITAN) Peninsular Malaysia |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> The state also has an ecotourism centre, Paya Indah Wetlands, which is located in the district Kuala Langat near Dengkil. It is a sanctuary to migratory and residential birds, introduced [[Nile hippo]]s and crocodiles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paya Indah Wetlands |url=http://www.tourismselangor.my/destinations/paya-indah-wetlands/ |website=www.tourismselangor.my |publisher=Tourism Selangor |access-date=17 July 2018 |archive-date=17 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717043207/http://www.tourismselangor.my/destinations/paya-indah-wetlands/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Paya Indah Wetlands |url=http://www.nre.gov.my/en-my/EcoPark/Pages/Paya-Indah-Wetlands.aspx |website=www.nre.gov.my |publisher=Ministry of Land, Water and Natural Resources |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref>

Several [[Nature Sites in Selangor]] are at risk from development. These include [[Shah Alam Community Forest]] which is being cleared for housing, roads and a cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Jarod |title='Preserve urban forest area' |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2021/04/10/preserve-urban-forest-area |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> Similarly, Bukit Lagong forest reserve is at risk from quarrying and housing development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayamany |first=Keertan |date=28 October 2022 |title=Address debacle surrounding 27 quarries in Bukit Lagong before GE15, PKR man tells Selangor govt |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/10/28/address-debacle-surrounding-27-quarries-in-bukit-lagong-before-ge15-pkr-man-tells-selangor-govt/36066 |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=Malay Mail |language=en}}</ref> Another threat is development for tourism such as has been proposed for [[Kuala Selangor Nature Park]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aldrie |first=A. |date=2022 |title=Say no to development |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2022/08/821648/say-no-development-yes-kuala-selangor-nature-park-conservation}}</ref>