Kerjasama sains UPM dan Universiti Tokyo

17 Jun 2009 / 23 Jamadil Akhir 1430
Dr. Nik Mustapha R. Abdullah (dua dari kiri) bersalaman dengan Dr. Nobuyuki Miyazaki selepas bertukar-tukar dokumen memorandum persefahaman UPM dan ORI, The University of Tokyo di Kuala Lumpur, baru-baru ini. UNIVERSITI Putra Malaysia (UPM) dan Ocean Research Institute (ORI), The University of Tokyo, Jepun mengadakan penyelidikan bersama dan pertukaran penyelidik dalam bidang kimia, fizik dan biologi. Dekan Fakulti Sains UPM, Prof. Dr. Sidek Ab. Aziz berkata, memorandum persefahaman (MoU) antara UPM dan ORI turut mengadakan syarahan, simposium serta pertukaran maklumat akademik untuk tempoh selama lima tahun. Beliau berkata, persefahaman itu mengukuhkan MoU yang dimeterai antara kedua-dua pihak sejak 10 tahun lalu melalui projek kerjasama yang diketuai oleh Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail dari Jabatan Biologi dengan saintis daripada pelbagai organisasi di Jepun. Terdapat dua orang tutor UPM iaitu bekas pelajar Jabatan Biologi yang sedang menjalankan penyelidikan ijazah doktor falsafah (Ph.D) di universiti tersebut. "Walaupun penyelidikan bersama diketuai oleh Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail akan diteruskan, penyelidik dari Jabatan Fizik dan Kimia dipelawa untuk bekerjasama dengan saintis di University of Tokyo itu," katanya di Kuala Lumpur, baru-baru ini. MoU itu ditandatangani oleh Naib Canselor UPM, Prof. Datuk Dr. Nik Mustapha R. Abdullah dan Penyelidik ORI, Prof. Dr. Nobuyuki Miyazaki. The University of Tokyo merupakan universiti penyelidikan terulung di Asia ditubuhkan pada tahun 1877. Ia mempunyai 30,000 pelajar yang seimbang jumlahnya antara pelajar pra-siswazah dan siswazah manakala ORI adalah institut penyelidikan kebangsaan yang ditubuhkan pada tahun 1962 di bawah universiti tersebut. Penyelidikan di pusat tersebut tidak terhad kepada perairan Jepun tetapi perairan antarabangsa dengan kerjasama negara luar dan organisasi antarabangsa.

Aktiviti Alumni UPM

More Interesting Things for Biology's Students-Field Trips

Field Works will develop more skills (comunication, emotional, etc - physical and mental) among students. To produce good biologist/ecologists, field works are essential.

Kajian Populasi Ikan Laut di Hadapan Stesen Sains Marin Port Dickson

Bubu-bubu sedang diturunkan untuk kajian populasi ikan kawasan pantai Port Dickson

Jabatan Biologi meneruskan kajian populasi ikan di hadapan Stesen Sains Marin Port Dickson dengan meletakkan bubu-bubu di tempat berkenaan. Kawasan laut berhadapan Stesen Sains Marin Port Dickson mempunyai batu karang, rumput laut dan terumbu buatan yang diletakkan oleh nelayan pantai secara bersendirian dan atas inisiatif sendiri. Kawasan ini juga sangat aktif dengan aktiviti pelancongan dan rekreasi. Kajian populasi ikan ini bukan sahaja menyumbang kepada aktiviti penyelidikan dan pengajaran kursus berkaitan tetapi juga untuk sumber ikan nelayan pantai kecil-kecilan, rekreasi dan pelancongan. Justeru itu aktiviti penyelidikan dan pengajaran ini merupakan aktiviti permulaan dan aktiviti akan datang dicadangkan melibatkan persatuan nelayan tempatan, Majlis Kerajaan Tempatan, Jabatan Perikanan dan lain-lain agensi seperti operator pelancongan. Universiti Putra Malaysia dapat menyumbang kepada "kestabilan ekosistem model" ini jika tumpuan dan sokongan semua pihak dapat diberikan. Sekiranya ini berlaku aktiviti ini akan menjadi model sumbangan Stesen Sains Marin Port Dickson kepada masyarakat setempat dan menjadi ikutan di tempat lain.

River Bank Management of Sungai Linggi

Grey heron is another interesting birds that can be seen during low tide beside other common birds along rivers and estuaries such as white collared king fisher, brahminy kite, pegion, little green heron and others
Egret can be seen along the river bank of Sungai Linggi searching for their food food

If you are lucky you can see crocodile on the river bank, may be waiting for their prey like monkeys and birds. Little green heron and long tailed macaques searching for their food on the river banks during low tide.

River banks like this will change the above scenario and the river's functions just mainly flowing water or discharge them in to the ocean.

River bank management of Sungai Linggi is very important if we want to protect and conserve wildlife and fish products in the river and its estuary. We know that Sungai Linggi now attracted by many groups of people from scientists, school children for their ecological studies and edutourisms), recreation fishing, wildlife observers, local/hobby fisherman and aquaculture. We have crocodiles, monkeys, eagle, herons and others. River bank management is very important and authorities and public must realise that river not just for get rid of excess water from in land to the sea, throwing rubbish and unwanted stuff, transportation but rivers are also important for wildlife, recreation, fishing and environmental aspects in general. Collaboration, understanding and integration in making decision and action among local authorities, state government, Public Work Department, Irrigation and Drainage Department, Department of Environment, etc. are extremely needed. Experts should be invited for their opinion.

Haze

Friday June 12, 2009
Cheras and Port Klang have recorded unhealthy air quality readings of 107 and 138 respectively

Why haze? Just another story. How we tackle the issue compared to H1N1 flu.

Studies on Adaptibility of Released Milky Stork in the Wild

In Malaysia, Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) is facing extinction in the wild . Just ten birds were recorded in 2005 at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve in Perak. Among the reasons that reduced the number are human disturbance of nesting colonies, mangrove habitat loss, poaching, over predation and probably chemical contamination. In the world Milky Stork's population is estimated about 5,550 individuals and according to BirdLife classifies the species as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The majority of storks are avaiilable in Indonesia, where about 5,000 in Sumatra and about 400 in west Java. A maximum of 150, perhaps considerably fewer, are shared between Malaysia and Tonle Sap lake, Cambodia.Thus they are in deed globally threatened.

In Zoo Negara, milky stork are successfully bred. Now over 100 birds are breeding in the zoo compond and some in the special cage build for them. Wildlife Department, Zoo Negara and Department of Biology are studying the possibility of releasing this birds to the wild and supporting the population decline in their natural habitat, in this case is Kuala Gula Bird Sunctuary. Professor Ahmad Ismail now leading in studying the adaptibility of the newly released milky stork from Zoo Negara in to wild habitat in Kuala Gula.