Bio-diversity
Time running out for orangutans: conservationists
-AFP-
The world has less than 20 years left to save the orangutan, according to conservationists who predict the charismatic red ape will become extinct if no action is taken to protect its jungle habitat.
There are thought to be 50-60,000 orangutans still living in the wild in Malaysia and Indonesia, but deforestation and the expansion of [...]
Pangolins saved at the cemetery
-NST-
KUANTAN: Police arrested two men on Friday and seized 130 pangolins which were meant to be smuggled overseas. Acting on a tip-off, police went to a Chinese cemetery in Lebuh RayaTun Razak here at 10am and caught the two sorting out the pangolins from plastic sacks into modified compartments of two cars.
The [...]
Shrimp farm is not ‘green’
-The Star- WWF-Malaysia would like to respond to the article “Green Shrimp Farm” (Star Online, Nov 4).
In WWF-Malaysia’s opinion, the iSHARP (Integrated Shrimp Aquaculture Park) project cannot be considered a “green” project. WWF-Malaysia was consulted by the project developer and we used this opportunity to raise many of our concerns about the project.
The project developer [...]
Migratory birds make Malacca’s mangrove forest their home
-The Star- Story and photos by ALLISON LAI
MALACCA: This state may be renowned as an international tourist destination possessing modern trappings coupled with old world charm, yet little is known of its hidden jewel along the city’s coastline that is a haven for thousands of migratory birds.
One such area is the mangrove forest along the [...]
New hope for world’s biggest, weirdest flower
-Malaysiakini.com-
Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia blooms the world’s biggest flower – a massive fleshy orb designed by nature to attract insects by mimicking the colour and stench of rotting meat.
The bizarre bloom, named Rafflesia after famed British colonialist Sir Stamford Raffles who stumbled across one in Borneo in 1818, is under threat from [...]
Department Begins Relocating Bakun, Murum Plant Species
(Bernama) — The Sarawak Forest Department has started relocating various species of plants which will be affected by the Bakun and Murum hydroelectric dam projects.
Its director Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the relocation of protected species started three months ago.
“We are relocating these plants especially species that can only be found in Bakun and are [...]
Attempt To Smuggle Anteaters Foiled
(Bernama) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle in 55 anteaters worth RM75,000 in the waters off Parit Jawa, near Muar, Thursday.
MMEA southern region enforcement chief Commander Abdul Razak Johan said the anteaters were left in a boat by a sand bank after smugglers of exotic animals realised the presence [...]
Muru Dam: More than 100 wildlife species at risk
-The Star-
Some 19 species of mammals and 99 species of birds, many of them considered rare and endangered, will have their habitats destroyed because of the construction of the RM3bil Murum Hydro-Electric Dam in Belaga district in central Sarawak.
These creatures, living in the Murum, Danum and Plieran valleys, will be forced away or drowned by [...]
Orangutans struggle to survive as palm oil booms
By Beh Lih Yi (AFP)
There are about 50,000 to 60,000 orangutans left in the wild
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia — Cinta, a baby orangutan found lost and alone in a vast Borneo palm oil plantation, now clings to a tree at a sanctuary for the great apes, staring intently at dozens of tourists.
She is one of the [...]
Problem is not palm oil, but the methods used
-Malaysiakini.com-
The palm oil industry is in denial and in a panic. The Malaysian Palm Oil Council’s (MPOC) recent charm initiative is little more than a clumsy attempt to at applying some tacky gloss over the activities of an industry responsible for the deaths of thousands of orang utans, tens of millions of other wildlife forms, [...]
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