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Raptor Watch: Journey to the South
Why do birds migrate? Why would they leave their comfortable home in Europe to head thousands of miles to the south and face hazards along the way? There are several possible reasons why they have to do it.
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Rainforest Aid-Hornbill Project
The activity conducted for the group by JungleWalla was called the Rainforest Aid-Hornbill Project which in short was to count the current population of the 3 species of Hornbill birds that inhabit Gunung Raya the highest mountain peak in in Langkawi with a specific focus on the Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis.
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Island Discovery
Junglewalla hosted a group, at the Oriental Village Langkawi the site of the Cambrian Geoforest Park where the mystical mountain of Mat Cinchang lies.
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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 how contented and secured they are in this resort, where they are allowed to feed freely. There are some unlucky troops of Dusky Langurs who have no other choice but to enter and feed in the grounds of orchards or nurseries as their natural habitat is being depleted each day.
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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 females, this is especially true with the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers and the Asian Fairy Bluebirds among many.
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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 in a global perspective.
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Birds of a feather flock together
Among 220 species of birds that fly in Langkawi, the Great Hornbill is the most incredible and absolutely amazes me. The Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is a large, principally frugivorous, and endangered species of south- and southeast Asian rainforests.
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Part of JungleWalla Team
Langkawi taxi van drivers that most nature guides would love to work with, especially when it comes to wildlife and birds!
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Frolicking At The Andaman
Birds that can be found in Langkawi, Asian Fairy Bluebird , Kingfisher and Hornbills!
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The Gliding Wonder and My Wonder
I watched this little quiet creature hobbling up the tall tree with it’s forefeet forward together and both hind feet pushing, I was telling it in a whispering manner, “Come on, do it now. Come on, come on…”
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Mountain Hawk-Eagles langkawi
I was beginning to wonder the quietness around the area without the usual sounds of our regular Sunbirds, Flower Peckers and chatters of Racket-tailed Drongo mimicking the sound of our office’s cats filled the morning.
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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
