For some species, by travelling to the South, they able to breed and raise their young advantages such as plentiful source of food, longer daylight hours and relatively fewer competitors.To survive and overcome the long journey of migration, they have ...[ read more ]
Rainforest Aid-Hornbill Project
The data derived form this project will be significant toward the Rainforest Aid initiative. The activity began with a short presentation on the Natural History of the Hornbills in Langkawi the night before the project held at TM Resort Pantai ...[ read more ]
Island Discovery
The group was divided into 6 teams with various activities planned for them for the Island Discovery project. One of the activity conducted was the Cable Car ride up to the summit of Mat Cinchang Mountain.The teams were given a ...[ read more ]
Rescuing Dusky Langur
I was enraptured by the expressions and actions of a troop of Dusky Langurs (Trachypithecus obscurus) with their two young ones feeding the leaves of a strangling fig tree at the Andaman Resort. Suddenly, I cannot help but to ponder ...[ read more ]
Exceptions to the Rules
While there are many rules in nature but one rule in nature we must also remember is that there are exceptions to the rule. As a general rule in the bird world males seems to have more color than their ...[ read more ]
Saving The Rest Of The Rainforests
Malaysia is home to probably the oldest rainforest in the world. 130 million years to be exact. The forests all over the country is facing a constant threat from logging and development. We but cannot look at it inwardly but ...[ read more ]
Birds of a feather flock together
Love is a powerful emotion and choice. It creates strong affection and builds the bonds of relationship. It embodies the virtues of loyalty, kindness, charity, compassion, and affection. Among 220 species of birds that fly in Langkawi, the Great Hornbill ...[ read more ]
Part of JungleWalla Team
Unofficially. Even though he is not directly employed under Junglewalla company, he is one of many Langkawi taxi van drivers that most nature guides would love to work with, especially when it comes to wildlife and birds! His full time ...[ read more ]
Frolicking At The Andaman
Sitting at the Nature Desk of the Andaman Resort, while on duty, made me feel as if time had stood still. I felt like my SOS call for something to happen had been answered when my feathered friends came to ...[ read more ]
The Gliding Wonder and My Wonder
As It seems like it has picked up my call, with a flash of light, it lurched itself off the tree and into the air. With the help of a very poor light, all I saw was a square-like umbrella ...[ read more ]
Mountain Hawk-Eagles langkawi
As I scanned the sky closely, I noticed a pair of Mountain Hawk-Eagle and a juvenile hovering on the sky. Ah! . Now, that’s probably the reason why it’s so quite as most of the birds and small mammals are ...[ read more ]
Cognis Challenge: Wildlands for the Future
May 2010 ended on a great note, with the adoption of the Wildlands for the Future program as a teambuilding challenge by Cognis. Mr. Barry Brewster of Evans and Peck started with short but poignant introduction of this unique approach ...[ read more ]