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Publication update 4: What will it take to save the Sumatran Rhino?

Now Or Never — click image to download paper. Copyright notice: Cambridge University Press

We’re sure many of you know that one of the world’s most magnificent and docile creatures, the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), is in deep trouble.

But just how bad is it? From a population of around 320 estimated in 1995, experts now say it could be down to as low as 216 individuals.

One of Rimba’s researchers, Reuben, was involved in a review published recently in the international journal Oryx. This paper was led by Ahmad Zafir Abdul Wahab (currently doing his PhD based at Universiti Sains Malaysia; ahmad.zafir@gmail.com) to find out what needs to be done to save this species from extinction. The consensus is that: Continue reading →

May 9, 2011March 12, 2013 by Rimba Categories: Home, PublicationsTags: Ahmad Zafir Abdul Wahab, Bukit Barisan Selatan, conservation, Danum, Gunung Leuser, International Rhino Foundation, James Cook University, Junaidi Payne, Malaysia, Oryx, Reuben Clements, rhino, SAFE index, Sumatra, Sumatran rhinoceros, Tabin, Taman Negara, Universiti Malaya, Way Kambas, WWF, WWF-Malaysia 1 Comment

Project update 3: Kenyir forests are alive and about to be camera trapped!

Heads up folks! This is the first ever fieldwork update from the Kenyir Wildlife Corridor Project and we’re very excited to report that the Kenyir forests are alive and well!

We’ve just completed 4-km transects at more than 30 access points along the Kuala Berang highway. This highway cuts through three contiguous production forest reserves consisting mainly of lowland and hill dipterocarp forests. Our project site lies within a globally important Tiger Conservation Landscape, one of three priority areas according to the National Tiger Action Plan for Malaysia¹, and is also identified as Primary Linkage 7 in the Central Forest Spine (CFS) Master Plan for Ecological Linkages². So you can see why it’s important that we assess impacts of highway viaducts in this landscape.

We’ve already recorded a total of Continue reading →

April 8, 2011August 9, 2017 by Rimba Categories: Home, Project, Project UpdatesTags: Asian elephant, Asian tapir, barking deer, camera-trap, Central Forest Spine, CFS Master Plan for Ecological Linkages, civet, conservation, cream-coloured giant squirrel, Department of Town and Country Planning, golden cat, HC500, highway, Kenyir Wildlife Corridor, leaf monkey, leopard, leopard cat, macaque, Malayan tiger, mammal, National Tiger Action Plan for Malaysia, occupancy, Paul Henry, Peninsular Malaysia, Perhilitan, Primary Linkage 7, Reconyx, sambar deer, sun bear, Trailcampro, viaduct, wild pig 5 Comments

Publication update 1: Is sustainable use of Malaysia’s cloud forests possible?

Here’s a recent article co-authored by one of Rimba’s members, Reuben, in the journal BioScience. Cloud forests are home to numerous endemic species in Malaysia, but it remains a severely understudied ecosystem. This review summarizes the issues and challenges related to cloud forest conservation in Malaysia. Find out more about what needs to be done to save this imperiled ecosystem by getting a copy of this paper here.

January 23, 2011March 12, 2013 by Rimba Categories: Home, PublicationsTags: Bioscience, cloud forest, conservation, ecosystem, endemic, forest, Malaysia, montane, Reuben Clements, sustainable Leave a comment