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Photo update 3: My first, but definitely not the last, time to Kuala Terengganu

This time around, we’re happy to feature an extra-special update for you…one of our newest volunteers, Miss Chan Xiu Li, made a trip aaall the way from Singapore to visit the Rimba research station in Kampung Basung, Terengganu. She’s documented her experience and impressions in the form of a photo-essay. We thought Xiu Li’s photos were so compelling, they had to be put up on our website! Read on to find out about Xiu Li’s volunteer experience!

(All photos copyrighted to Chan Xiu Li. Words on the photos are quotes taken from Alphabeat’s ‘Into The Jungle’).

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June 21, 2011August 9, 2017 by Rimba Categories: Home, Photos, Project UpdatesTags: Basung, Chan Xiu Li, conservation, elephant, Kenyir Wildlife Corridor, Paul Henry, research, research station, Reuben Clements, Rimba, volunteer, William Yap Leave a comment

Rimba featured in NST R&D supplement!

Rimba was featured in the New Straits Times on 5 June 2011! Journalist Najua Ismail was kind enough to dedicate an entire page to us in the Research & Development supplement last Sunday, providing coverage on the Kenyir Wildlife Corridor Project. Click on the image below to download and read the pdf version!

June 9, 2011August 9, 2017 by Rimba Categories: Home, Media coverage, Project UpdatesTags: camera-trap, conservation, eco-viaduct, James Cook University, jungle, Kenyir, Kenyir Wildlife Corridor, leopard, mammal, New Straits Times, NST, research, Reuben Clements, Rimba, Sheema Abdul Aziz, Terengganu, Universiti Malaya, viaduct, William Yap Leave a comment

Photo update 2: Feathered friends of Kenyir!

Did you know that nine species of hornbills can be found in the forests near Lake Kenyir? We’ve only seen five species so far and photographed three, but that’s only because we’ve been busy looking at the ground for mammal tracks.

Did you know that the world’s fastest bird, the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), passes by Kenyir on its migratory route? It came and went so fast we couldn’t get a photo (yet)!

We’ve decided to pay tribute to the 230 bird species that have been recorded in the forests near Lake Kenyir by giving you an update of birds recorded during birding trips and mammal surveys in the Kenyir Wildlife Corridor Project.

Here are two little appetisers which show you what to expect if you visit us at our field station in Kenyir.

Great_Slaty_Woodpecker_Mulleripicus_pulverulentus_Rimba-1040877 — Great Slaty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

Rhinoceros_Hornbill_Buceros_rhinoceros_Rimba-1020509 — Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)

We welcome corrections to our identifications as we’re still fledgling birders. This is a great place for hornbill research so if you have any ideas, let’s talk! Please scroll down the list for the rest of the ‘main course’: Continue reading →

May 25, 2011August 9, 2017 by Rimba Categories: Home, Photos, Project UpdatesTags: barbet, bee-eater, bird, bluebird, eagle, hornbill, Kenyir, Kenyir Wildlife Corridor, magpie, Malaysia, malkoha, owl, Paul Henry, peregrine falcon, pigeon, raptor, Rimba, tailorbird, Terengganu, woodpecker 2 Comments