Saturday, October 25, 2014

Critically endangered river terrapins are bred and released to replenish their declining numbers in the wild. More research to provide knowledge and creating awareness among the public and assisting the authorities for better management and conservation. http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Features/2014/10/20/Rare-river-terrapins-get-a-shot-at-survival/

A shot at survival: The children of Kampung Dusun, near Kuala Berang in Terengganu, releasing year-old river terrapins into the river. The terrapins were hatched at the Kuala Berang Wildlife Conservation Centre from eggs collected from the wild. - KEVIN TAN/The Star
At the centre in Kuala Berang, baby terrapins are raised in shallow ponds on a diet of fish pellets, moss and kangkung shoots.
Turtle scientist Dr Chan Eng Heng (centre) allowing schoolchildren to get up close with a river terrapin. - Filepic
Male river terrapins (left) can be picked out from the females as they develop cream-coloured pupils and darkish heads and carapace when they are about seven years old. - KEVIN TAN/The Star

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The East Asian-Australasian Flyway extends from within the Arctic Circle, through East and South-east Asia, to Australia and New Zealand, stretching across 22 countries.A flyway is the entire range of a migratory bird species (or groups of related species or distinct populations of a single species) through which it moves on an annual basis from the breeding grounds to non-breeding areas, including intermediate resting and feeding places as well as the area within which the birds migrate.

There are nine major migratory flyways around the world.

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) organised WOW (Wings over Wetlands) inconjunction with FOW (Festival of Wings) every year to celebrate winter migration of waders from northern hemisphere and back in October-March and promoting understand, awareness and supporting conservation of important birds areas (IBA) in cluding mangrove areas such as Kuala Selangor Nature Parks (KSNP).

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World need more education about right, respect, freedom, harmony, living together, bias, racist, comfort, ego, ..... all bad things about others. Power, money and strength not the only way to keep world in harmony


Another good approach to preserve Langkawi Green. What we can do together. Operators are important to help the authority. This initiative is first step to bring the hotel operators together and later others such as taxi, hawkers and local public. To achieve this education is important. this is where MNS will involve.

another road kill. another conflict. who cares about wildlife road kill. More effort needed to avoid road kill and wildlife management especially when building road across the forests or near national parks

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Visit MNS website if you are interested to know more about new line up for 2014-2016 MNS council members. http://www.mns.my/article.php?aid=2844

another speech in conjunction with science film festival

In order to save the area, near to Kuala Lumpur, well managed by MNS, attracted many local and foreign tourist, protect the areas for IBA KSNP need to be a Ramsar Site


EMBRACE THE FUTURE: The Science Film Festival is set to explore the theme of Future Technologies at this year’s event, as well as many other fields of contemporary science. We received 277 films from 50 countries in 2014 and 78 films from 27 counties have been selected into the official international selection. You can find an overview of all participating entries on the Films page. The event takes place internationally from October 13 to December 14 in the following countries in Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East: Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Myanmar, the Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, Sudan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Please click on your country of interest to find further details on your local Science Film Festival.

Pesta Sayap 2014 also saw MNS together with the District Council of Kuala Selangor and local communities of Kuala Selangor (Komuniti Nelayan Sungai Buloh Sasaran, Komuniti Kampung Kuantan, Komuniti Tanjung Keramat and Komuniti Bandar Baru) pushing for a Ramsar Site status.

During rainy season, water level increase and old wood and logs after logging floating in the river tributaries and go the the lakes. This may change the ecology of the rivers and lakes. Need more studies to understand better hydrological effects of tropical forests such as Belum-Temenggor Forest Complex.

Ikan loma is now excessively catch by locals. The fishes are migrating to upper streams when water levels high for breeding. Studies show positive results on male and female releasing eggs during their migration.

Professors need to give talk the their peers and exchange and share ideas for new knowledge and creating new knowledge. Research usually from basic things to something and new things. Then from new findings to creating thing and innovation.

University's students can critic the government but not good if creating the violence and against the government.

Wings over the Wetlands WoW or before we called Festival of Wings FOW, an annual event for the migratory shore birds come to main important birds area in Kuala Selangor along the Asian Australia Flyway. Soon Kuala Selangor Nature Parks and part of Selangor River will be another Ramsar Site in Malaysia.