Biologging for long monitoring of animal behavior: preliminary study on milky storks in Malaysia
Nobuyuki Miyazaki*1,2, Katsufumi Sato3, Mohd Faid Abdul Rahman4, Ahmad Ismail4, and Yasuhiko Naito5
1Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Kaiyo Senpaku Bldg., 1-15-16, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
2Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
3International Coastal Research Center, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2-106-1, Akahama, Otsuchi, Iwate 028-1102, Japan
4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selanger, Malaysia
5National Institute of Polar Research, 10-3 Midorimachi, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan
*Corresponding author: miyazaki@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp
This is part of MoU project between UPM-AORI The University of Tokyo, Japan. Unfortunately the proposal for research grant was rejected by the Expert Panels in Malaysia! Eventhough only 4 milky storks left in their natural habitat in Malaysia, Malaysian expert still thinking and arguing should we approve research grant for milky stork research or refer to the scope of grant and country's priority. Malaysia talks a lot about biodiversity, conservation, green, eco-, climate change and global warming. By right this project should be top down and top prioty beyond the assessment of expert panels. We must be quick before we say good bye to this milky stork forever. 
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