Most Malaysians can recognise the evocative call of gibbons when they are close to good forest, but few know that there are actually five species of gibbons and that all of them are endangered by habitat loss at the impact of the pet trade. To help nurture a greater sense of sppreciation for these creatures of the high canopy, The Habitat Foundation teamed up with the Malaysian Primatological Society (MPS) organized a virtual event to celebrate International Gibbon Day 2020. The public talk featured Dr. Susan Lappan of Appalachian State … [Read more...] about Raising awareness of our amazing small apes on International Gibbon Day 2020
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Song of the gibbons: an ethnoprimatological approach to conservation of the Hylobatidae
THF Conservation Grant 2019/2020 Song of the Gibbons is a collaboration between the School of Social Sciences and the School of Biological Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). It is part of an innovative three-year study using passive acoustic monitoring to better understand gibbon population ecology in and around Taman Negara National Park. The study enlists members of the Bateq hunter-gatherer community at the fringes of Taman Negara National Park as co-researchers. It is led by anthropologist Lye Tuck-Po, who has a … [Read more...] about Song of the gibbons: an ethnoprimatological approach to conservation of the Hylobatidae
Bioacoustics training gives gibbon study a boost
Nurul Iza Adrina is a PhD candidate at USM. Her study of gibbon populations in Taman Negara National Park and Merapoh, Pahang uses bioacoustics monitoring technology as a tool to understand the behaviour and ecology of Malaysia's wild gibbons. To enable her to develop the skills to analyse her data, Iza received a THF Travel Grant to participate in a Sound Analysis Workshop at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The workshop, which was designed specifically to aid researchers in analysing animal vocalizations is helping Iza to broaden … [Read more...] about Bioacoustics training gives gibbon study a boost
