GUNUNG KANTHAN
SPECIAL FEATURES
Main attraction
Endemic trapdoor spider
Cave houses cathedral, cavern, tunnel
Importance
Northernmost limestone hill in Kinta Valley
Prevents erosion and sedimentation
ISLAMIZATION
Al-Quran
Al-An'am : 165
- Allah will ensure our deeds will be repayed
- Humans' actions endanger the ecosystem
Ar-Rum : 41
- Responsibility to care for our planet
- Human beings as khaleefah
QUARRYING 
Area: Southern part, summit ridge,limestone forest
To provide cement, aggregates, chemical
Process of removing minerals from the ground
Environmental effects
- Harming flora and fauna
- Flood
- Obliterate white cliffs
- Underground drainage and cave passage disruption
- Air pollution(limestone dust)
- Collateral damage
TRAPDOOR SPIDERS
Effects of quarrying towards Trapdoor spider
Disturbs its habitat
Disturbs its sedentary characteristics
Disturbs soil and water source
Less shade
Home to endangered species of flora and fauna
River flowing
Protects significant areas of high hematological endemism
Protects threatened plant and animal biodiversity
Ways To Preserve
Lafarge expand Kanthan plant facillities and operation
Carry out environmental impact assessment
Larfarge cooperate with UM's Insitute of
Biological Science to access biodiversity sensitivities
UM,Larfage and Wildlife Habital Council cooperate together
Larfage engage environmental group
PRESERVATION & CONSERVATION
Roles of government,society, parents & individuals
Learn about endangered species
Visit national wildlife refuge
Make home wildlife friendly
Avoid using herbicides and pesticides
Recycle and buy sustainable products
Don't participate in harassing wildlife
Report to authorities about abuse of Gunung Kanthan
Protect wildlife habitat
Plant native flora
Donate to organization
Join conservation organisation
First hand experience with nature
Conduct research about Gunung Kanthan
Field trip to Gunung Kathan
Educate about ecological importance
Niche of trapdoor spider
Factors lead to extinction
ECOSYSTEM
Biotic Factor
223 species
34% of them are mosses
16.2% of them are vascular plant
Bryophytes(mosses) have 25 species
Lycophytes have 2 species
Great majority are 173 species are flowering plants
Endangered species
Causes that endanger the species
Quarrying activity
Involvement of the people in the agriculture.
Usage of the cave as temples and recreation
Resort development
Regulate the density of other invertebrate herbivores and predators.
Control the population of all organisms at lower level of food chain
Top invertebrate predator in their ecosystem.
Niche of other species towards trapdoor spider
Plant and soil materials camouflage the trapdoor spider’s burrow
Leaf litter or the dead organic material are used by the trapdoor spider to build its burrow.
Prey for parasitic wasps, birds, bandicoots, centipedes, scorpions and flies.
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Quarrying activity
Agriculture activity by the people
Resort development
Using cave as sites for temples and recreation
Habitat being modified due to land clearing
Flora
Fauna
Charopa lafargei
Gecko Cyrtodactylus guakanthanensis
Paraboea vulpina
Corybas calcicola
Gymnostachyum kanthanense
Vatica Kanthanensis
Meiogyne kanthanensis
Actinostachys inopinata
Cycas clivicola
Kibatalia laurifolia
Nephrolepis abrupta
Microchirita sericea
Paraboea capitata var.Capatita
Paraboea paniculata
Liphistius Kanthan
Trapdoor spider's Burrow
One of the karsts in Perak for conservation
Structures
isolated tower karst
famous limestone forest
Natural behaviour
Builds nest on the cave wall or floor
Camouflage nest with
Mud
Dirt
Trapdoor in front of nest
6-8 signal threads/trip wires radiating out
Hands egg sac below nest
Need warm temperature to keep warm their body
Enormous entrance
Huge in size
Most visited cave
Hindu & Buddha temples with worshippers
Farmers, fish pond operators
330m above sea level
swampy area
Home for rare flora and fauna species
diverse topography
LOCATION
Kinta Valley, Ipoh, Perak
Known as Cathedral Hill
Abiotic factors
Temperature
Light within the cave
Ectotermic species
Humidity
Airflow
Suitable to build nest
Quarried by Lafarge
Laws and Regulation
Wild Conservation Act 2010 Act No. 716
Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 No.76 of 1972
Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997
Human activities