Night Spotting Project is a research and conservation outreach initiative led by Priscillia Miard who has been studying nocturnal mammals for the past six years, a journey that has taken her from her native France, to the jungles of Brunei and Sabah. She is now based in Penang and has been documenting the distribution of nocturnal species in the forests of Penang and other locations in the Peninsula and on the island of Langkawi. This work will be used towards her PhD at the School of Biological Sciences at Universiti Sains … [Read more...] about Night Spotting Project – Priscillia Miard
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Langur Project Penang – Jo Leen Yap
Langur Project Penang is an innovative citizen science project led by Jo Leen Yap, a promising young primatologist from Penang. The project is helping to educate the public to understand the challenges facing Penang’s captivating dusky langurs. Langur Project Penang has been studying the ecology and behaviour of dusky langurs in Penang since 2016. Dusky langurs spend most of their time feeding and sheltering on tall trees but they need to cross the road from the forest to the coast to forage for plants that are important to their … [Read more...] about Langur Project Penang – Jo Leen Yap
Exciting new finding on how colugos communicate
A routine night survey involving nocturnal mammal researchers and bat researchers during the Penang Hill BioBlitz 2017 has produced an important finding. Researchers based at USM's School of Biological Sciences, Priscillia Miard and Lee Sim Lim stumbled upon an unusual ultrasound call when out looking for insectivorous bats. This call was distinctly different from the kinds of calls made by bats. Further investigation revealed the source - a Sunda Colugo! This was later confirmed with detection of the same ultrasound frequencies among … [Read more...] about Exciting new finding on how colugos communicate
The BioBlitz of Penang Hill from The Jungle Diaries
Phil Torres joined a team from the California Academy of Science and Universiti Sains Malaysia as they spent two weeks documenting all the species they could find in the area surrounding The Habitat Penang Hill. From The Jungle Diaries. Read the full photo essay in Biographic.com, The Rainforest Next Door. … [Read more...] about The BioBlitz of Penang Hill from The Jungle Diaries
Water Bear Survey Update – Penang Hill BioBlitz 2017
Learn about the search for tardigrades - also known as "water bears" with Dr. William "Randy" Miller during the Penang Hill BioBlitz 2017. A JASON Learning video. … [Read more...] about Water Bear Survey Update – Penang Hill BioBlitz 2017
