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Share The Earth Hour #connect2earth Message
19th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
With a little more than eight days to go until Earth Hour, WWF-Malaysia is inviting everyone to share the Earth Hour #Connect2Earth message from their homes:
1. Make a video of yourself sharing this message: 'As we countdown to Earth Hour, #Connect2Earth and raise your voice for nature by pledging to save our Malayan tigers at wwf.org.my/EarthHour' Check out this video by our supporter Wan Nursyafiqa
2. Upload your video on your social media channels
3. Tag WWF-Malaysia
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Gunung Lesong National Park Glnp In Sarawak Is Sit..
19th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Gunung Lesong National Park (GLNP) in Sarawak is situated within the Pantu and Lingga sub-districts. It was gazetted by the state government in 2013 with the size of 595ha.
The park has three major forest types namely mixed dipterocarp, secondary and kerangas forests; and patches of peat forests. These forests are important as they are home to some orangutans.
GLNP has rich biodiversity, and also known for its historical and cultural sites. The Iban community living near Gunung Lesong also r...
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Poaching In Belum-Temengor Remains The Greatest Threat To Our Tigers.
18th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
The Belum-Temengor Forest Complex is one of the last refuges for many of Malaysia’s amazing, yet highly threatened wildlife, including the Malayan tiger. Cutting through the Forest Complex is the 215km long Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway, through which poachers can easily gain access.
Poaching remains the greatest and most urgent threat to our tigers. With less than 200 Malayan tigers left, it really is now or never. For this year’s Earth Hour, WWF-Malaysia lends special focus on saving the...
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Gunung Gading National Park In Sarawak Was Gazette..
18th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Gunung Gading National Park in Sarawak was gazetted in 1983 with a total area of 4,196 ha. This national park is about 100km away from the state capital city, Kuching.The park is home to the rare and magnificent Rafflesia Tuan Mudae, a genus of leafless parasitic plant that produces the world’s largest flower.
Uniquely, this species is endemic to this protected area only. The blooming process normally takes up to six days before it starts to rot. Gunung Gading is largely covered by mixed dip...
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Belum-Temenggor Forest Complex
17th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Royal Belum State Park and Temengor Forest Reserve (2,664 km²), situated in northern Peninsular Malaysia, is one of the most challenging landscapes for the conservation of wild tigers.
Here is a video snippet from “On Borrowed Time”, a documentary highlighting tremendous threats faced by wildlife in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex.
Nature is also a solution to climate change. As we look forward to Earth Hour, #Connect2Earth and raise your voice for nature. Pledge to save our Malayan ti...
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In Compliance With The Government's Announcement O..
17th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
In compliance with the goverment's announcement on COVID-19, WWF-Malaysia will be temporarily closing our offices from 18 March 2020 to 31 March 2020.
For urgent enquiries please email contactus@wwf.org.my
(Please note that all our telephone lines 13008899369, 603-74503773, 6088-262420, and 6082-247420/ 257420 will not be operational from 18 March to 31 March 2020)
Meanwhile, please stay safe and we'll see you online.
Many thanks for your valuable support and best wishes.🐼
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Its Pandaday. Thanks To Decades Of Sustained Conse..
16th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
It’s #PandaDay 🐼
Thanks to decades of sustained conservation work, pandas were downgraded from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the global list of species at risk of extinction in 2016. There are now an estimated 1,860 pandas in the wild.
Panda conservation is vital, not only to help this iconic species recover from the brink of extinction but because protecting wild panda habitats benefits many other threatened and endangered species - such as the golden monkey, the takin and the...
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Tak Kenal Maka Tak Cinta. Bila Dah Kenal, Barulah ..
12th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Tak kenal maka tak cinta. Bila dah kenal, barulah kita akan mula ada perasaan sayang dan kasihan kepada haiwan yang menjadi simbol kebanggaan jata negara kita ini.
Jom mengenali Harimau Malaya kita atau nama glamornya "Panthera Tigris Jacksoni" dengan lebih dekat.
Dalam menanti kedatangan Earth Hour dengan tema #Connect2Earth, gunakan kuasa suara anda untuk alam semulajadi. Ikrar untuk menyelamatkan Harimau Malaya sekarang di wwf.org.my/EarthHour
#EarthHour #NatureMatters
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As We Look Forward To Earth Hour, Connect2earth An..
10th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
As we look forward to Earth Hour, #Connect2Earth and raise your voice for nature by pledging to save our Malayan tigers at wwf.org.my/EarthHour
#DYK why #NatureMatters and Malayan tigers matter?
As an apex predator, Malayan tigers keep populations of prey species in check, which in turn maintains the balance in the ecosystem. Their habitat is natural forest, which humans rely on. Nature is the planet’s life support system and gives us everything we need from the air we breathe to the water w...
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Sophia Lim, Wwf-Malaysia Executive Director/ceo Mi..
8th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Sophia Lim, WWF-Malaysia Executive Director/CEO (Middle row, second from left), and her team wish everyone a happy International Women's Day from Setiu in Terengganu. View this video http://bit.ly/3aveMaQ to learn more about our conservation efforts in the Setiu Wetlands and the Women's Society of Kampung Mangkok Setiu. Photo (c) Rahana Husin/ WWF-Malaysia
Setiu Wetlands is located in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia in the state of Terengganu. This unique and diverse wetland encompasses f...
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Were Down To The 20-Day Mark To Earthhour 2020. He..
8th Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
We’re down to the 20-day mark to #EarthHour 2020!
Head out on a night biking trail 🚴🏼♂️ under the starry night 🌌, to all the photophiles - try some epic long-exposure photography 📸, gather your friends to whip up a zero waste meal 🍝or a candle light dinner🍴or simply take a stroll in the park 🌳 However you decide to #Connect2Earth this year don’t forget to add your voice for the planet and your pledge you love for nature here 👇
earthhour.org/voice
For more i...
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Meet Bang
3rd Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
#DYK that Bornean elephants like Bang and her family are losing their forest home and threatened by increasing conflict with humans? Tragically, some elephants are injured and even killed as a result.
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Today is #WorldWildlifeDay so let’s help save Bang and all our Bornean elephants, visit wwf.org.my/elephant Thank you 🐘
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Fish Presence, Species Diversity And Distribution ..
2nd Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Fish presence, species diversity and distribution are key indicators of stream health and the sensitivity of the stream habitats to disturbance. During the SWSE 2020, UMT’s fish research team surveyed the upstream of Sg. Setiu and Sg. Bintang located in the catchment area of Setiu Wetlands to document a fish inventory.
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They collected about 26 species of commonly known fish which often occur in small streams in Peninsular Malaysia. None of the species is classified as endangered except for on...
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Birds Are Good Indicators Of Biodiversity And Envi..
2nd Mar 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Birds are good indicators of biodiversity and environmental health. Recognizing this, a bird inventory was conducted by the team from PERHILITAN Terengganu during the SWSE 2020.
Undertaken along a 5km stretch of mangrove and coastal forest on the fringes of Setiu lagoon at Benting Lintang, the inventory employed a combination of methods that included capturing birds using mist nets and detection of birds via calls and direct observations.
Birds captured by mist nets were identified, their meas...
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Thanks To The Advancement Of Aerial Mapping Techno..
28th Feb 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Thanks to the advancement of aerial mapping technology using drone, land use monitoring has become a lot easier nowadays!
Drone survey not only reduces field time and survey costs in the long run, it also provides us with accurate and real time data. In large landscapes with varying land uses like the Setiu Wetlands and its catchment area, drone survey enables data from unreachable areas to be obtained.The land use data is extremely important to support informed decision making for more effecti...
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The Terengganu Science And Creativity Centre Pskt ..
28th Feb 2020, by WWF Malaysia
The Terengganu Science and Creativity Centre (PSKT) explored the potential of edu-tourism in Setiu Wetlands during the Setiu Wetlands Scientific Expedition (SWSE) 2020.
Methodology comprising surveys and interviews were applied to scrutinize and analyze the uniqueness and importance of Setiu Wetlands’ biodiversity. The information gathered will serve as baseline for developing an edu-tourism module that integrates and connects education with tourism.
This module will benefit the local commun...
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Sharks Play A Very Important Role In Our Oceans. C..
27th Feb 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Sharks play a very important role in our oceans. Considered a top predator, they play various ecological roles in the marine environment. Sharks are known to control the population of fishes by preying on the injured or sick. Unfortunately, sharks are under serious threat, due to overfishing.
#DYK Malaysia is the second-largest importer of shark fins with an average of 2 million kg of fins per year between the period of 2000 to 2016!
How you can help:
🦈 Avoid shark fin soup, and other shar...
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Raise Your Voice, Not The Sea Level We Cant Keep C..
27th Feb 2020, by WWF Malaysia
Raise Your Voice, not the sea level! 🌊 We can’t keep calm because we are just 30 days away from #EarthHour 2020! ❤️
Join millions of Global citizens and mark your calendars 🗓 for #EarthHour 🌎, 28th March, 8:30pm 🕣 your local time. #Connect2Earth
Add your voice for the planet and your pledge for nature here 👇
earthhour.org/voice
For more information, please visit wwf.org.my/EarthHour
#NatureMatters #wwfmy
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