Sep 18 by Christine Leong
Tanjung Piai Ramsar site threatened
JOHOR BAHRU - With the increase of shipping activities in recent years, Tanjung Piai is suffering considerable environmental damage. [VIDEO]
JOHOR BAHRU - With the increase of shipping activities in recent years, Tanjung Piai is suffering considerable environmental damage. [VIDEO]
SABAH - Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) is opposing high-rise property development next to the city’s only wetlands.
JOHOR - Panti Bird Sanctuary is famous for wild orchids and birds. Over 250 species of birds have been recorded with several Sunda endemics and globally threatened species. [VIDEO]
PENANG - The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will organize a public seminar featuring the state of Kedah's Ulu Muda Forest on 12th June, 2012 titled The Importance of the Ulu Muda Forest for Water Security in Northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Through KAPOK, the local communities in four villages are trained on how to become a responsible tree seedlings suppliers as they were made to pledge to supply only high quality seedlings.
Three sisters, Nur Syaza Alisa Syed Ahmad Ibrahim, 5, Nur Syaza Azira, 4, and Nur Syaza Sakirah, 2, went missing after they were swept away by a strong current while bathing at the Ulu Bendul Recreation Forest, today.
They urge the authorities to reroute the proposed KL Outer Wing Road that set to plough through Hulu Gombak, Ampang and Hulu Langat Forest Reserves.
The reserve forest is home to many endangered species such as gibbons, tapirs, and leopards.
Internal conflict rears its ugly head in Saujana Puchong residents’ movement Signature Campaign Teamwork (SCT) as the current committee members found discrepancies on its financial accounts.
Residents of Saujana Puchong were relieved to hear that a contentious plan to build a cemetery on an Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve plot was shelved.
The Selangor government has re-gazetted the Kota Damansara Forest, covering an area of 321.7ha, as a permanent forest reserve.