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WWF Malaysia News & Blogs
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Updates On 20th Aug 2018
20th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
For phenomenal ultra-distance runner, Ryan Sandes, water's the fuel that keeps him going - as he races over the world’s toughest terrain. He was the first man to win all 4 stages of the totally insane 4DesertsRace, taking in the Gobi, Sahara, Atacama deserts as well as Antarctica.
While training, he has a close-up view of the start of the journey of water: vulnerable mountain springs and streams. WWF works to protect these water sources in South Africa and across the world, so that Ryan, and...
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Photos From WWF-Malaysia's Post
19th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Today is World Orangutan Day!
Sadly, orangutans today are on the critically endangered species lists, due to poaching, illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss.
To have an exact count on the orangutan populations are always a challenge. It is estimated that there are only about 1,700 orangutans that remains in Sarawak.
Frustrated about wildlife conservation? Want to help but don’t know how? Have no fear, we are here. So here are some simple things which everyone can do to save our orangu...
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Updates On 19th Aug 2018
19th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
A bit of a loner, but enjoys being on their own.
Orangutans are the least sociable compare to any diurnal primate anywhere in the world.
The males especially are loners and antisocial. The mature males with full face flanges and throat sacs can produce what are known as long calls, to tell others he is about to travel a long way and keep other males out of his way.
Sometimes, the long calls might accidentally attract females in telling them that a large and handsome mate is coming.
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Photos From WWF-Malaysia's Post
19th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
In conjunction with #InternationalOrangutanDay, WWF-Malaysia collaborated with Sri Pelancongan Sabah to organise a first-of-its-kind orangutan race called The Amazing Orangutan Challenge. 47 teams of four ran a total of 5.6km while completing a series of obstacles that tested the participants’ knowledge on the Bornean orangutans. Great job teams!
Photos: WWF-Malaysia @ Kota Kinabalu
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Photos From WWF-Malaysia's Post
19th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Nests are not only for birds but for orangutans too! Unlike ground-living animals, an orangutan swings through trees, leaving no footprints. In order to know whether an orangutan is around, look out for their nests.
With their given size, orangutans realises the risks of sleeping above two storeys in the trees every night. They are intelligent and efficient creatures and are capable at making comfortable leaf-like nests.
Watch video on how to count orangutan’s nest at: https://www.youtube....
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Photos From WWF-Malaysia's Post
18th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Heavy but smart. For an animal as large as an orangutan, obtaining food on small branches at the extremities of rainforest trees, presents somewhat of a problem.
Yet they are smart and perfectly adapted to the task. They never rush, never jump or leap; and all of their movements are careful and cautious. They know how to spread their load between different supports.
Photo ©WWF-Malaysia/Zora Chan
#orangutan #greatapes #dontjudgeabookbyitscover #gentlecreatures
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Photos From WWF-Malaysia's Post
18th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Young orangutans depend on their mothers for many years. Babies will continuously cling to their mother for their first year of life. They will still be riding on their mothers for another two to three years.
Not unlike humans, before they can successfully live alone, they need to learn everything from their mothers, i.e what and how to eat, where to find food, how to build their nests, and how to avoid predators.
The special and rare bond between an orangutan mother and her young is one of ...
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Male Orangutan
18th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
In primate biology, size does matter. Females like it big. Female orangutans prefer male orangutans with big cheek pads, also known as flanges. Developing flanges can take a while. Some male orangutans take 20 years to grow flanges.
Their cheek pads are big due to their rising testosterone levels. All of which are characteristics associated with dominance. So please don’t mess with the male and his female.
An orangutan is about seven times stronger than a human. He can crush anyone in his...
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Photos From WWF-Malaysia's Post
17th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Our Marine Programme believes that the largest marine park in Malaysia - Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) - protects habitats and biodiversity conservation for food security and human well-being.
Sabah Parks and WWF-Malaysia had the honour of hosting The British High Commissioner CMG MVO H.E., Her Excellency Victoria Treadell and Political Advisor Maha Balakrishnan; to TMP.
The group visited the local fish market, visited Kudat Turtle Conservation Society (KTCS)'s site, a sustainable aquaculture fish ...
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Updates On 17th Aug 2018
17th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Brother from another mother, and of similar size. Do orangutans eat like us? Yes they do. They are omnivorous, just like us. But they prefer to feed mainly on fruits and might consume hundreds each day.
However, some of their other food sources are bark lining, honey and insects which take quite some time to obtain.
Just imagine almost half of an orangutan’s day is spent just to extract food and eating it!
#orangutan #greatapes #dietlife #omnivorous #brotherfromanothermother #distantrela...
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Updates On 17th Aug 2018
17th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Only the greatest ape ever known to Asia the orangutan or ‘man of the forest’ is only found in the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Orangutans in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak are mainly found in the lowlands. They are the world's largest tree-climbing mammals.
Orangutans have extremely low reproductive rate hence making them highly vulnerable. A single infant is born once every three to five years, thus recovery time will be slower from population decline.
Although occasionall...
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Updates On 17th Aug 2018
17th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Choose Green and run for WWF-Malaysia at the AXA Hearts In Action Run 2018. Let’s enjoy this event together and support conservation efforts in Malaysia.
Date: 30 September 2018
Flag Off Time: 6:30 am
Venue: Anjung Floria, Putrajaya
Register now at bit.ly/axarun2018. Slots are filling fast!
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Elephant Bath Time
17th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
A Borneo elephant with a severe snare trap injury is being treated by the Wildlife Rescue Unit from the Sabah Wildlife Department. The elephant which was rescued on Tuesday will be transferred to the Borneo Elephant Sanctuary for further treatment and observation.
This joint operation was successful thanks to the concerted efforts of the Sabah Wildlife Department, Sabah Forestry Department, Sabah Foundation and WWF-Malaysia. We wish this friendly elephant a smooth journey to recovery. ©WWF-Ma...
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WWFMY IGTV: Hope For Coral Reefs.
16th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
See videos like this and more on our IGTV channel on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwfmy/
The reefs of Manado, Indonesia, are beautiful & support families & communities — they could also be a key to saving coral reefs worldwide. With support from Microsoft co-founder and philantropist Paul G. Allen, our science partners from The University of Queensland are using scooter-mounted 360-degree cameras to resurvey reefs after a global bleaching event wiped out a large number of the worl...
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Belawai Community Awareness
16th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
On Saturday, August 11, in a small coastal village of Belawai in Sarawak, WWF-Malaysia together with the Forest Department Sarawak, Inland Fisheries Division of the Agriculture Department, Sarawak Forestry Corporation and Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation - Universiti Malaysia Sarawak held a half-day awareness programme for local communities from Rajang-Belawai-Paloh areas.
The programme focused on highlighting the importance of mangrove forests and its biodiversity; con...
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Photos From WWF-Malaysia's Post
16th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Looking for some grrr-eat fashion in support of a grrr-eat cause? Then please join us tonight for the ENDANGERED EDITION launch!
Tiger Beer, WWF-Malaysia, and Pestle Mortar Clothing have teamed up with four local artists — Sean Lean, Kenji Chai, Julian Oh, and Hugh Koh — to create an extra limited-edition collection in aid of the Malayan tiger named the ENDANGERED EDITION.
There are only 260 pieces produced and 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the collection, which is made using Globa...
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Timeline Photos
15th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
WWF-Malaysia's new Director of Marketing, Communications and Major Donor Relations, Dominic Wong Shui Foong introduces himself at our staff meeting. Photo: (c) WWF-Malaysia / Guruchathram Ledchumanan
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Timeline Photos
15th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
WWF-Malaysia's Conservation Director, Dr Henry Chan welcomes everyone to our first quarter staff meeting. "We have to look for difficult problems to solve," he said. Photo: (c) WWF-Malaysia/Guruchathram Ledchumanan.
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IUCN Green List
14th Aug 2018, by WWF Malaysia
Over the past month, consultations for the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Standard have been carried out in the three regions of Malaysia - Sarawak, Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia.
The Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Programme aims to encourage, achieve and promote effective, equitable and successful protected and conserved areas around the world.
To learn more, do visit http://www.wwf.org.my/about_wwf/what_we_do/forests _main/forest_protect/iucn_green_list/
Pho...
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