Another series of TM-MNS Earth Camp, Danum Valley 25-28 April 2014. Educating young generation for Nature Conservation

Research and education on biodiversity and exploring our forest is very important and all must support. We need more grants to support education and research on biodiversity.

 Danum Valley Sabah 2014

Bukit Tawau Sabah 2012

UPM students display keen eye in bird-watching competition: on campus may be need to encourage more on garden birds watching in UPM

http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2013%2F5%2F18%2Fcentral%2F13104103&sec=central

The team members of 3 Harriers, comprising Ong Kang Woei, Mohd Azri Ahmad and Mohd Shahril Ab Razak from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Serdang won in the open category in the second “Wings of KKB” bird-watching competition that ended at Resorts World, Genting Highlands last Sunday.

Malaysian Nature Society vice-president Professor Ahmad Ismail, Fraser’s Hill bird expert K.S Durai and Jerry Looi from Infinity Focus conducted a seminar for the participants. MDHS secretary Azman Dahlan launched the competition later.

Malaysia really invest in Panda Project not just to exhibit in Zoo Negara and Visit Malaysia 2014 programme BUT must be many other hidden agenda. Among them may be to celebrate Malaysia-China 40 years diplomatic ties. Malaysia-China diplomatic ties play important roles in east asia economic power. Can Malaysia sustain?

the cost of constructing the complex, at RM25 million, was borne by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (RM15 million) and the government (RM10 million). The pandas will be loaned to Malaysia for 10 years and will be housed in the special enclosure ecompassing three main areas with the temperature under 24 degrees Celsius - which is the same as its original habitat - exercise area, holding den, food preparation area and food storage area. It also has a laboratory, veterinary clinic, incubator room, nursery and monitoring room. Malaysia had made preparations to plant bamboo in 2012 to ensure adequate supply for the pandas for the 10-year period they would be in the country. Six-hectare site had been identified in the Wetland Park, Putrajaya while another 10 hectares already had healthy bamboo clumps, for immediate needs, at the Wetland Park, Paya Indah, Dengkil. T

he pandas would need 20 to 25kg of bamboo a day as their staple food and bamboo cakes which were processed from bamboo powder, bamboo shoots, apples and carrots.

China pledges to send pandas to Malaysia 'at appropriate time' after delay over MH370 search. China said the two pandas promised to Malaysia to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties will arrive at an "appropriate time". The announcement was made after Malaysia announced their scheduled trip next week would be delayed, at the request of the Chinese government. Giant pandas Feng Yi and Fu Wa were supposed to leave the Sichuan conservation centre on April 15 and arrive early the next day, according to a spokesman for Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

A photo from the Wolong Panda Club shows Feng Yi on her seventh birthday. She was supposed to travel with Fu Wa to Malaysia next week. Photo: SCMP Pictures

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1475752/chinese-pandas-transfer-malaysia-delayed-amid-mh370-search

Sejauh mana objektifnya tercapai dengan perbelanjaan berjuta-juta yang telah dilaburkan. Mungkin paling mudah sekiranya striktur pentadbirannya diperkemaskan dan perkhidmatannya dipertingkatkan. Aktiviti memerhati burung sahaja sudah boleh mendatangkan pendapatan yang baik samada melalui bayaran masuk atau dalam bentuk lain. Aktiviti pendidikan alam sekitar bagi pelajar sekolah sudah tentu mendatangkan banyak faedah. Asasnya struktur pentadbiran perlu diperkemaskan.

Paya Indah Wetlands adalah kawasan bekas lombong timah selain tasik air tawar dan hutan paya gambut seluas 450.76 hektar yang diwartakan sebagai Rizab Tanah Lembap (Wetlands). Sebanyak 14 tasik buatan terbentuk akibat perlombongan bijih timah serta dipenuhi pelbagai jenis ikan. Setiap permukaan tanah tidak kira di kawasan tanah tinggi, paya bakau atau gambut, habitatnya adalah berlainan. Paya Indah Wetlands adalah bekas hutan paya gambut. Paya Indah Wetlands adalah syurga kepada 229 spesies burung, 63 spesies mamalia, 20 spesies reptilia, 10 spesies amfibia dan juga 14 spesies ikan. Di samping itu, sebanyak 220 spesies terdiri daripada pelbagai jenis tumbuhan akuatik dan daratan yang melatari pemandangan Paya Indah Wetlands. Menurutnya, objektif asal Paya Indah Wetlands itu dibangunkan untuk memulihara habitat dan ekosistem tanah lembap bagi meningkatkan kesedaran awam mengenai tanah lembap.

Quick and easy food for busy life. We need to have a pack meal with calories value for reference.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2014/05/03/Quick-meals-in-15-minutes-Easytoprepare-fare-for-the-active-individual-and-busy-mums/