We dont monitor our wildlife during MCO. May be we will see new species. OR we can provide save roosting area for them.

Public still cannot think integratedly in managing diseases. we might protect our self by wearing mask, practicing distancing and wash our hand regularly. BUT at the same time we throw our mask and glove every where. Hospital may practiced normal SOP in the hospitals how to dispose hospital waste.

All industries must be together to reduce plastic pollution. Design the best products to change customer attitude in managing plastic pollution. Plastic make people life easy and at the end it may cause disaster.

Life become more expensive later if we do not learn from now how to save our environment we will see more disaster later. Covid-19 is our current lesson to be learned.

Teaching on-line is becoming on demand. We need to equip with good facilities. But how to assess quality of education, knowledge transfer or just attractive presentation and technology.

New conflict on Ulu Muda: we cannot be in old trends of thinking when the whole world is talking about saving nature and our solutions are in nature. Save Ulu Muda. If we want to talk politic All Voters must be educated on Nature. Regarding Ulu Muda conservation for water , all farmers must support forest conservation. They must be educated on the relation of Ulu Muda and water supply for rice cultivation. MADA produce 40% of national rice requirement. This is good income for all farmers. AND the most important all farmers are voters.

I never count how many times I appeared in media talked on nature conservation, write in the newspapers and giving lecturers on conserving habitat, individual species and human-wildlife conflicts.. BUT how many Malaysian are listening, thinking and acting towards nature conservation. Orang Melayu kata “sesal dahulu ok, sesal kemudian tak berguna”. Kita tak mahu “yang dikendong berciciran yang dikejar tak dapat” dan jangan lupa “kera dihutan disusukan anak sendiri mati kelaparan”. Come together we fight for nature conservation and educate all malaysian to understand and appreciate more on nature conservation.

May be wrong time talking about logging during Covid-19. We know that Covid-19 was related to nature. and the whole world are talking about nature conservation. in conjunction with International Day for Biological Diversity, peoples are talking on "our solutions are in nature".. We should safe and protect our forest reserve.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/05/28/name-loggers-demanding-rm1-5-bil-cap-tells-kedah-govt/?fbclid=IwAR38myP3GpMoxG22_QaXhYKqge37T0P4E44qMufbKwPVRl7j3SfeGte_o9A

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) president Prof Dr Ahmad Ismail said the fact that wildlife crime was still occurring during the MCO meant that Perhilitan had to be more proactive in adopting technology to nab criminals. He said a breakdown in the number of cases involving trafficking and related cases was needed. Ahmad said the increased wildlife sightings reported on social media showed that they were roaming outside their territories during the MCO due to the drop in noise and human activity. This, he said, was an opportunity for Perhilitan to gather data. "We hope the department will get better data through radio-tracking and camera traps in the areas where the animals roam. The data can be used for better habitat management." He lauded the department for continuing patrols during the MCO, and monitoring poaching and smuggling. "MNS has been monitoring this through our community programmes. We have Sahabat Raja Rimba, Sahabat Enggang, Sahabat Beruang Madu, Sahabat Bakau and Sahabat Flyway to be our eyes and ears." He urged the government to focus more on Malayan tapirs as there were critical issues related to the survival of the species. There has been a rise in the number of hit-and-run cases involving tapirs, which are ensnared for their meat and body parts that are used as collector's items. "We need to do urgent research on them and the corporate sector should come support this. "We do not want a repeat of what happened to our Sumatran rhinoceros." Malaysia's last Sumatran rhinoceros, Iman, died of cancer in Sabah in November.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/05/591347/zoologist-too-early-draw-conclusion-wildlife-crimes

May be our people still cannot see clearly how migratory birds can help us. They play very important roles in maintaining our coastal areas and wetlands. If their population is balance, the ecosystems are balance, human will get good ecosystem services.

Some time we can manage to participate in more than one webinar. This time I joint discussion based in Australia and one local discussion.

How to protect our coastal wetlands. We need to monitor regularly, fishermen are very important to be our friends to report all cases of illegal activities to the authorities. Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) already establish friends of flyways to support important places for migratory shore birds.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/05/10/conserve-coastal-wetlands-for-migratory-bird-species-says-malaysian-nature/1864929

Demand on wildlife based ecotourism is increasing. Africa can be good example of wildlife based ecotourisms. During Covid-19 pandemic is really affected tourism industry. BUT at the same time when many loses their jobs with tourism activities, the might turn to illegal hunting for wildlife products.

Even though we started long distance learning many years a go, we design many systems or methodologies to facilitate the learning and teaching. When we faced this convid-19 problem then we realised that what we prepared earlier can be used. May be the content, skills and technology availability need to be improved. May be the authorities and lecturers are serious in implementing the e-learning to help the students and avoiding public complaint. We need all the students take this practice seriously and try the best to adapt. Not just waiting for instructions. They must be more proactive. Majority are still not in the momentum. Make use of google.

Yes Malaysian are good in following orders, stay at home. BUT scientifically we need to be more aggressive and systematic if we want to be truly world champion. Zoonotic diseases in tropical country, Malaysia can lead if we look at it seriously. Universiti Putra Malaysia especially can be a centre for zoonotic diseases.

Hopefully not just a ceremonial or annual event. Celebration of National Biodiversity Day is to promote biodiversity protection in the country, educate public, sharing knowledge with the experts etc. Malaysia as top 12 mega-biodiversity country in the world must make all citizen know about it and value our biodiversity for economy, agriculture, medicine, ecotourism and ecosystem services,

Now government change again. Need another discussion. Policies should be clearly written and always refer when any decision involving protected areas. We need to plan carefully so that all our biodiversity protected. Johor have many products to show related to biodiversity.

Must focus on hornbills conservation NOW. Habitat disturbance, climate change and hunting caused serious threat to hornbills population in this region. We have 10 species of hornbills in Ulu Muda, Belum Temenggor that need to be protected and conserved. Lets all Malaysian know about this and together we protect this bird.

Learn and get prepared before becoming the bosses or leaders. Both need other to achieve the mission.

The whole world are scared of Covid-19. People are forced to stay at home to brake the chain of covid-19 infection. How far public understand scientifically. We need simple experiments to convince the public.

During Covid-19 lockdown people stay at home, beaches have no tourist, coastal areas less boats movement, we can see surprise of turtle landing. Save our turtle; keep the habitat during nesting season, no plastic go to the ocean and educate public.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2020/05/09/port-dickson-kini-jadi-tempat-permainan-ikan-lumba-lumba/

Research and education on biodiversity of our country need to be more aggressive, public need to be educated, the enforcement of the laws need to be more strengthen. Government must give priority in biodiversity studies. We do not have enough people compare to number of biodiversity in our country. Need more money. $$$$

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/killing-of-endangered-stingray-in-malaysia-sparks-outrage?&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany&fbclid=IwAR1YY-CzIMOLYn7mUtH-MWFuMtYaHn1a1e1EKaJLuzeTcmFqELoplvC2gvQ

https://www.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/articles/2020/05/18/st_20200518_fdstingray18sj7y_5674301.jpg

Another thing we can learn. We know turtle breading season, we probably know their roaming or migration routes, we can control disturbance in their breeding areas, we have nursery for turtles. We cannot work alone. We need more collaboration, education and research.

Malaysian are very good in following orders especially during Covid-19 MOC. Only few do not following orders. Aggressive campaign and educating public by the government through medias and on the ground make public understand about Covid-19 and practicing wearing mask, distancing and washing hands. Hopefully Malaysian will end Covid-19 soon.

Through new media and technologies, issues on environment, nature and conservation can be discuss regularly. All experts and activist can share their experiences with the public.

NGO must continuously giving advise on conservation. Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) always support the government through their education and conservation activities.

https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1838478&fbclid=IwAR2O-HopgPiWT2xc_262osD2WtYDatFQB9JhYjQ97WI0kxK4LOTUFBJ59eI#.XrDK3wdia-Y.facebook

Southern Pied Hornbills is easy to adapt to human settlement. For conservation purposes public must be educated and continuously observe by the authorities or NGO involve.

https://www.facebook.com/1883930811820287/videos/279737193184995/

Promoting nature and environmental quality must be a continuous activities. Media plays very important role to support NGOs. Hopefully many more participating in campaigning public to keep environment clean and if possible join active NGO such as MNS. Please visit www.mns.my.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214225096181787&set=a.1199014115949&type=3&__cft__[0]=AZXNDRQpHCS0QuIAQbsqqATvWerHPUFjGDOUovdQgC69hMtCKWSiwalcsP8jnfPsPuX5xHUSzrShiDQHxqLaVzNaXminP3JUrsOjn2bddeZJZA3BwCpmpq3EfjN4t0VjS4E&__tn__=EH-R

Primate conservation programme in Panti Johor can be good example at the moment. Corporate sector support the activities and MNS Johore is leading and collaborating with local universities, Singapore Nature Society and National University of Singapore.Hopefully Johore State will protect and conserve the area for biodiversity conservation. The area can be an important place for education, research and tourism.

Everybody must responsible to stop covid-19 transition. The best way is stay at home stay safe and clean.

All must learn from Movement Control Order (MCO). It is not magic when we see better aiir quality and water quality. It is all about human being. Significant change when human stay at home. Think about it. Probably we should go back to basic.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/27/once-pitch-black-now-jade-green?fbclid=IwAR1Ro4xwyapqAFVBJqaYScOIcAWBlYgb9W52dl_QjNK3Ce_3G-52V6ToxBA

Government must take serious actions before too late. Wildlife Department especially must lead in tapir conservation awareness programme and NGOs must support, Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) always support all effort by the government.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/focus/2020/04/26/malaysia-losing-precious-tapirs-to-road-accidents?fbclid=IwAR1WxWpOLustZdFYmW0kHls74AHdj9LWQJtyhoFF5SGKU4EErrvvKPjxOcU

Discussion with Alumni is very important and should be done regularly. Students can share the challenges in working environment and can prepare for the specific working environment that the prefer.