Selirong Island

Selirong Island (Pulau Selirong), also known as Mosquito Island, is an island located within the Brunei Bay and Mukim Labu, Temburong District, Brunei. The island also sits at the river delta of the Temburong River.

History
In 1948, the 2,499 ha Labu–Selirong Wildlife Sanctuary was established. Initially in 1950, plans for both the Andulau and Selirong Forest Reserve were set to begin within that year but later fell through. Later in 1954, the Labu–Selirong Wildlife Sanctuary was later expanded to an area of 8,984 ha.

Tourism
It is home to the Selirong Island Mangrove Park and Selirong Forest Reserve. The island consisted of the largest mangrove swamps and wildlife reserve with an area of 2,566 ha. Selirong is one of the ten islands used for ecotourism, research and educational purposes. In order to monitor and investigate the wildlife on the island, notably a 2 km walkway and an observation tower were built.

Animals such as the proboscis monkeys, macaques, kingfishers and eagles made up the fauna. Meanwhile, plants such as the nipah palms, stilt roots, bakau trees can be found in the Pulau Selirong Forest Recreation Park.

Transportation
The island can only be accessed by speedboats from Bandar Seri Begawan. The estimated time to reach the island from Muara is 45 minutes as it is required to pass through the Brunei River and across the Brunei Bay.