The Danum Valley Field Centre provides facilities for research, Location of Danum Valley education and wilderness recreation in one of the Sabah’s last strongholds of undisturbed lowland rain forest – the 438 sq. km. Danum Valley Conservation Area.

Sited beside the Segama River, the Centre is located 81 km west of Lahad Datu and more than 20 km from any other habitation – a truly remote setting. Research efforts have revealed a tremendous variety of plants and the full range of Sabah’s lowland fauna, including such rare and endangered species as Sumatran rhino, banteng (tembadau), elephant, clouded leopard, orang utan and proboscis monkey. Bird life is equally varied with some 275 species recorded to date in the area.