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First image taken of rare Burmese monkey |
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 (Mizima) - Scientists working in a remote area have taken the first picture of a rare Burmese snub-nosed monkey in Kachin State near the Chinese border.
A team of scientist from the Fauna and Flora International, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) and People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF) captured the images via a remote camera set up in isolated, forested mountain terrain, according to an article on the Asia Pacific News website.
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Ground-level research, NEW! |
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 Nepal
In a unique project Australian and Nepali students study how global warming is affecting wildlife
Since 2007, Jean Marc Hero has been bringing students from Griffith University in Australia to Nepal to take part in expeditions that focus on learning about environmental research and teaching methods.
The Program for Planned Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (PPBio) aims to establish an international monitoring system that measures biodiversity and the long term effects of climate change.
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Indonesia
FOR the past five years, floods have become a part of Muara Baru residents' daily life, at Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta. At each high tide, there is an inland surge of seawater into residential areas, even if there is no rain or flash floods coming from the south. Many say that this is due to rising sea level caused by global warming. Recently, experts added another factor: subsidence. "Every year the ground sinks around 10.2-11.7 centimeters around the Pantai Indah Kapuk area," says Professor Hasanudin, lecturer on satellite geodesy at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
Other coastal areas of Jakarta also subsided around 10-12 centimeters. Based on the GPS data in September 2007-August 2008, the deepest was at Pantai Mutiara, Penjaringan subdistrict, which reached 26 centimeters. This coastal area was reclaimed in the 1980s and now has turned into a luxurious residential area with hotels and apartments.
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Singapore
Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), which owns and operates the Night Safari, said yesterday that the male calf was born on Dec 5.
It got on it its feet moments after a two-metre drop from its mother, Dobeni, which gave birth standing up.
The 75-kg baby, which is still unnamed, is the third South African giraffe born at the Night Safari, and the first after three years. Its father, Pongola, and Dobeni are also proud parents of Kayin, a female giraffe born at the park in 2008.
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