Archive for the ‘Wildlife Conservation’ Category

Malaysia Wildlife Conservation Awareness Campaign

Posted by pktan on Dec 13th, 2007
File Under: Wildlife Conservation

DON’T LET THEM BE HISTORY

According to the 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.

14% of Malaysia’s mammals are listed by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) as endangered
30 species of turtle ever discovered, only 7 are left.
Less than [...]


Proboscis Monkey

Posted by pktan on Aug 17th, 2007
File Under: Wildlife Conservation

The proboscis monkey gets its name from its large and fleshy nose, and is endemic on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. The proboscis monkeys live almost exclusively in mangrove forests of Borneo, but can also be found in lowland rainforests and cannot be found anywhere else in the world other than Borneo except [...]


Sumatran Rhino

Posted by pktan on Nov 13th, 2007
File Under: Wildlife Conservation

The Sumatran rhino is the smallest living rhinoceros species weighing just 1,300-1,700 pounds. It has fringed ears, reddish-brown skin variably covered with long hair, and wrinkles around its eyes. It is probably the most endangered of the rhinoceros species and is the last surviving species in the same group as the extinct Woolly Rhinoceros. Numbers [...]