Conservation and environmental news & publications: Malaysia
12 Sep 2008
Second Borneo rhino caught on camera
An image of a second wild Borneo rhino has been captured by scientists in Malaysia using a motion-triggered camera.
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25 Jul 2008
Calls for crackdown after illegal fishers abandon boat on Bali reef
A 30-metre Taiwanese vessel, found abandoned on a Balinese reef badly damaged and leaking oil, has compelled WWF to issue a renewed call for the countries of the Coral Triangle to impose and enforce more stringent monitoring and accountability measures to cut down on illegal fishing.
28 May 2008
World's rarest rhinos make first video trap appearance - then toss camera
After just a month in operation, specially designed video cameras installed to capture wildlife footage in the jungles of South East Asia have twice recorded remarkable images of the world's rarest rhino accompanied by a calf. But the success was not without incident as after a short inspection, the rhino mother charged the camera installation in Ujung Kulon National Park and sent it flying.
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06 May 2008
$63 million to protect the Coral Triangle
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are joining together to support the preservation of Asia’s Coral Triangle – the world’s centre of marine life – with the GEF committing $63 million to fund conservation of this area. » Read more
17 Apr 2008
Extinct Javan elephants may have been found again - in Borneo
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: The Borneo pygmy elephant may not be native to Borneo after all. Instead, the population could be the last survivors of the Javan elephant race – accidentally saved from extinction by the Sultan of Sulu centuries ago, a new publication suggests.
If the Borneo pygmy elephants are in fact elephants from Java, an island more than 1,200 km (800 miles) south of their current range, it could be the first known elephant translocation in history, providing scientists with critical data from a centuries-long experiment. » Read more
25 Mar 2008
APP irregularities threaten massive climate and tiger impact
Pekanbaru, INDONESIA – One of the world’s biggest carbon stores and a key tiger habitat are threatened by a new logging road in Riau Province, Sumatra, according to an investigative report published today.
An absence of permits and other irregularities suggest that the new road cutting into Kampar peninsula is likely to be illegal, says Riau’s Eyes on the Forest group, a coalition of local NGO network Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, and WWF-Indonesia. » Read more
25 Feb 2008
Indonesian government moves to regulate turtle trade
The Indonesian government has moved against rampant illegal trade in threatened species of turtles and tortoises, tightening regulations and contacting countries where turtles and tortoises are being obtained or sold. » Read more
13 Feb 2008
Body part by body part, Sumatran Tigers are being sold into extinction
Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being offered on open sale in Indonesia, according to a new TRAFFIC report . » Read more
10 Dec 2007
New Indonesian Action Plan To Save Its Orangutans
Indonesia has launched an Orangutan Conservation Strategy and Action Plan from 2007 – 2017, an important step forward for orangutan conservation and mitigating climate change, according to WWF, the conservation organization.
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14 Sep 2007
A chance encounter with a Malayan tiger
Following a field trip to the dense forests of the Temengor Forest Reserve in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia, WWF staff capture an elusive Malayan tiger on camera.
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