Naturalist’s log book; the many flora and fauna we encounter during our excursions and more.
Hannah Glaser Keine Bettenburgen, keine Partymeile, keine Strandpromenade. Stattdessen staksen Reiher über den weißen Sand, und hinter dem Hotel beginnt der 400 Jahre alte Regenwald. Die malaysische Insel Langkawi hat sich dem Ökotourismus verschrieben. Der Mann ist nicht nur höllisch attraktiv, er hat auch einen sechsten Sinn. Jedenfalls sieht er ständig etwas, was wir nicht…
The rain is here !. It’s arrived a little bit earlier this year companied by the electrical shows and some strong wind. Hey!!! not talking about torrential rain here; it will stop after couple of hours and still get the sun shine. But meanwhile enjoy the downpour and the fresh of the water and earth smell in the air.
Looking at this weird creature remind me of Darth Vader from star wars movie. Just it’s more greenish than shining black helmet.
A phone call from a friend who is the general manager of Bukit Hijau Resort has triggered excitement in The Junglewallas HQ. A flower-bud suspiciously looking like Raffesia grows at his resort. There is no Liana or any root system nearby the flower and it’s appears to be a stand alone flower. If it is what he thinks it is, it will be the first record in Kedah.We decided to go and check it out for our self. Besides we have not been out of the island for quite a while now and this trip is a much needed vacation.
This is my first entry in the blog and how nice to start it with a positive note. As of the 1st Feb. 2008 Langkawi got a simple Nature Interpretive at the base of Gunung Raya. It’s been a long time coming, and finally nature has got a home.
One of my guest ask “ is it fake coz its not moving? ” Wild pit vipers are passive, they will not move unless its necessary.
All trees bear flowers at one time or another but not all flowers make a visual impact when they are flowering. One of those trees that flower spectacularly is the Crepe-myrtle, but I prefer to call it by its exotic name Rose of India (Lagerstroemia Spp).
As part of a recent trip to West Malaysia with my dad, I decided to return to Langkawi for 4 days as my last visit had not included any serious birding. I had been in contact withJunglewalla about the possibility of seeing some of the rarer bird types on the island.
I am a form 5 school graduate (the class of 2007). Having lots of free time and simply a person who loves nature but never really been given a chance to go and explore the wild. My family had planned to send me to the very beautiful island of Langkawi. I was given the opportunity of a life time; it was planned that I would live with my aunt Sri Sari who works for the JungleWalla Tours.
They learn to plant saplings the correct way. About 100 primary and secondary students in Langkawi fell in love with the wildlife after spending their weekends jungle-trekking on the island with naturalist Irshad Mobarak.
And this went for six months.
Langkawi’s leading naturalist, Irshad Mobarak, has teamed up with 100
choolchildren, under DiGi’s Amazing Malaysians project, to save the
island’s natural treasures.
Langkawi’s wildlife is now in danger of extinction due to habitat segmentation and in-breeding. A man dubbed ‘The Jungle-Wallah’ by DiGi’s Amazing Malaysian 2007 project is helping to arrest this problem.
