tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23759841638018281402024-03-14T14:54:34.570+08:00Sarawak Natural Science SocietyD Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-90167137328670998682016-02-26T10:57:00.004+08:002016-02-26T10:57:57.103+08:00Symposium On Swiftlet Farming<b><u>Symposium On Swiftlet Farming</u></b><br />
<b><i>Taxonomic Status, Genetics, Behaviour and Current Management</i></b><br />
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Objectives:<br />
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To disseminate information, development and current practices in swiftlet farming<br />
To identify and share issues in bird farming industry in Malaysia<br />
To impart knowledge on the importance of genetic studies among swiftlet farmers<br />
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Speakers:<br />
Lord Cranbrook, Dr Lim Chan Koon, Mr Chiwon Chin, Dr Sian Davies, Mr. Vincent Siew, Dr Goh Wei Lim, Prof Dr Mustafa Abdul Rahman<br />
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Date: 17 March 2016 (Thursday)<br />
Time: 9am to 1.30pm<br />
Venue : Mini Theater, Level 7, University College Sabah Foundation<br />
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FREE Admission<br />
But prior registration is required (before 10 March 2016)<br />
Contact person: Prof Dr Mustafa Abdul Rahman<br />
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</b>D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-39479867632167156842013-01-04T08:53:00.002+08:002013-01-04T08:53:59.428+08:00Google Science Fair 2013<img height="400" src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?pid=explorer&srcid=0B1j5JhR75uY9Z3A2eG8tdVVIN0k&docid=c8901b56b84700766c1cc8208b52004b%7C06c69b5ed569cf639d1d456bf58e5ef5&a=bi&pagenumber=1&w=800" width="307" />D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-28497658862283197512012-11-06T10:07:00.001+08:002012-11-06T10:09:46.690+08:00Sarawak Hornbill Workshop 2012The Sarawak Hornbill Workshop 2012 organised by Sarawak Forestry Corporation and the Forest Department was held at the Park City Everly Hotel from 30 October to 1 November 2012.
The workshop theme was : Hornbills Conservation: Threats, Gaps and Future Directions.
Dr. Zamri Rosli represented our Society in attending the workshop.
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Group photo after a morning of cave exploration on 13 July 2012D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-92199206714469018012012-07-26T13:33:00.001+08:002012-07-26T13:33:56.543+08:00Pictures from "Caving In Sarawak" Talk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rambli answering questions from a student
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Rambli giving an introduction to rope climbing
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Rope Climbing Demonstration
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Braken Talking About Karst & Caves In Sarawak
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The Speakers with Dr. Ong Kian Huat and the organising team.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dr.Ong Kian Huat presenting mementoes from UPM to Braken and Rambli
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Rambli Talking about"Caving Expeditions"
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The audience at UPM for the Caving In Sarawak Talk
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More Questions from the StudentsD Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-5621786664517219972012-07-09T13:32:00.001+08:002012-07-09T13:32:28.996+08:00Similajau Cave VisitThere will be a day visit to the Similajau Caves on the 13th July 2012 with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation and MLNG personnel.
If you are interested in joining this caving trip, please let me know ASAP.
We will assemble at Similajau National Park on 13th July 2012 (Friday).
8.00am : Depart from Similajau National Park
9.30am : Arrival at cave site
3.00pm : Exploration ends
Essential items for caving are headlamp, hard hat, rubber shoes, cargo pants, light, drinking water, spare clothes, water for washing and gloves
Please be advised to use your own transport
Those interested in joining, please let me know asap.
(email: sarawaknaturalscience@gmail.com)
Thank you.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-85814039691706906712012-07-09T13:25:00.003+08:002012-07-09T13:26:54.041+08:00"Caving In Sarawak" TalkLecture Tittle: "Caving In Sarawak"
Venue: Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus (Dewan Kuliah Pusat 2A)
Date: 12th July 2012 Time: 7.30-8.30 PM
Speakers: Mr Oswald Braken Tisen and Mr Rambli Ahmad
Speakers’ Profiles:
1) Mr Oswald Braken Tisen
Acting Deputy General Manager,
Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation Division of Sarawak Forestry (SFC)
Background
Masters of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management,
Lincoln University, New Zealand, 2004.
B Sc. (Forestry), Universiti Pertanian, Malaysia, 1984.
Forestry Training Programme (parks and recreation management)
Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan (June to September 1996).
Member of the Institute of Foresters Malaysia.
Mr Oswald Braken Tisen will be talking about Karst and Cave in Sarawak, a broad topic covering karst and caves in Sarawak and the fun of caving in these areas. He will show many photographs from his more than 25 years of caving throughout Sarawak.
2) Mr Rambli Ahmad
Geologist / Ecologist with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation.
Background
Bachelor of Science in Geology and Geophysics
University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1985.
Started caving in 1990’s – participated in Sarawak-British Caving Expedition (1996, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012).
“I train people how to guides in the cave and about karst features. I also train people to use SRT or single rope technique to climb or descend to get into difficult areas of the caves. I enjoy cave photography which everyone can do with ease with today’s camera and lights.
My talk will be on the expedition to Mulu Caves over the last 16 years and show the audience some photos never shown to the public. I will relate my experience working underground, staying in the caves for nights and work for maximum of 18 hours at a stretch. It is about exploring new frontier, stepping into places no one have been before and looking at amazing features. It is also about how I train myself to be able to work at par with a more experience team.”
The talk will also try to convince the audience why we need to preserve the karsts landscape and the caves.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-27259461045571100762011-12-20T11:04:00.002+08:002011-12-20T11:06:28.442+08:00Annual General Meeting 2011Date: 20 December 2011<br />Time: 4pm to 5pm<br />Venue: David Allen Sagah Teng Office, 87 Park City commerce Square, BintuluD Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-39335270178165133992011-09-20T13:24:00.006+08:002011-09-20T13:42:46.451+08:00CABEP 2011 Competition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96F1h3XgaIP46psEMMiMnAkWLVhOBB-fJPWNbsLoL_v5rU521CjFeD-AG5AcAhXVMLGzqwLhl5816-lkkzmlE1zkmqNNQObHFE7Rs4GV5K3KrtQZaUz460yjXfRTXDOcRrVjxbUpWVSiq/s1600/choo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96F1h3XgaIP46psEMMiMnAkWLVhOBB-fJPWNbsLoL_v5rU521CjFeD-AG5AcAhXVMLGzqwLhl5816-lkkzmlE1zkmqNNQObHFE7Rs4GV5K3KrtQZaUz460yjXfRTXDOcRrVjxbUpWVSiq/s320/choo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654311956540795330" /></a>Mr Choo Chuan Hsiung, Branch Manager of CIMB Shahida speaking at the CABEP Competition<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_hnyNacDowKyKmSm4ZqtIRBxm_j44PONXbUBV7RX03hRqUAquGuHln5AxRMvp79Q4P32Df7XX21MHTTZrJqwS-ffTWd0aI9RuhPg0-m37nSja2dOqtXYilr8xY5AOW4_TgHkNgtpS8rx/s1600/cimb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_hnyNacDowKyKmSm4ZqtIRBxm_j44PONXbUBV7RX03hRqUAquGuHln5AxRMvp79Q4P32Df7XX21MHTTZrJqwS-ffTWd0aI9RuhPg0-m37nSja2dOqtXYilr8xY5AOW4_TgHkNgtpS8rx/s320/cimb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654311952561434898" /></a> CIMB Staff with Rotarians<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ec3hNmJBuaRJkcHPuhZ9wtNeo9BCQ33wuvsaadUUvOdoeSqwmWT3eVEtHwZgwkiY5ThH9lw57PHTF4l1ULJFYJfO_3zBh39ra57_PJ3BjvdHOt4CoSUveaH1XTu9SSvk3A_30z9q_apL/s1600/guests.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ec3hNmJBuaRJkcHPuhZ9wtNeo9BCQ33wuvsaadUUvOdoeSqwmWT3eVEtHwZgwkiY5ThH9lw57PHTF4l1ULJFYJfO_3zBh39ra57_PJ3BjvdHOt4CoSUveaH1XTu9SSvk3A_30z9q_apL/s320/guests.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654311709671573314" /></a> Guests listening to the presentations<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglRssROxbaRQrcSfIryC7Y3bgKIgm7fzJz58fXTYskyUlowomDnmcTR8SYIGtxyWG5i3GMRottmKD1ST1r_IQGmsNRJ075hcgYwSzT748ZTlV-sp8OthYUOB9psKZU1lsRXaU8EivZ3fu/s1600/judges.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglRssROxbaRQrcSfIryC7Y3bgKIgm7fzJz58fXTYskyUlowomDnmcTR8SYIGtxyWG5i3GMRottmKD1ST1r_IQGmsNRJ075hcgYwSzT748ZTlV-sp8OthYUOB9psKZU1lsRXaU8EivZ3fu/s320/judges.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654311708399034850" /></a> The Judging Panel (SFC, CIMB, NREB)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kqe-x5IfqmU3rbPH_gMJNS6f0-c1cQ8Ut7xOUC0kfaGe5hdHoj3MEVswrBec12RNM1RXP4Pi7nLOLM2WIp0ZIyLD4C8jRY3-dEJXHhnYPDNjIqDJhxVGzEyy2tvP2Y_MUzbmI0XVM_j7/s1600/judging+posters.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kqe-x5IfqmU3rbPH_gMJNS6f0-c1cQ8Ut7xOUC0kfaGe5hdHoj3MEVswrBec12RNM1RXP4Pi7nLOLM2WIp0ZIyLD4C8jRY3-dEJXHhnYPDNjIqDJhxVGzEyy2tvP2Y_MUzbmI0XVM_j7/s320/judging+posters.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654311706273381586" /></a> Judging the Posters<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRPnWmp5g_ufFeVrHb_pFdUNsGPrgfFVsixOShaJTtVfdChoc7wm_h7JQAzxUmgwK4oFQztZ7Niaw60AW9MAX6gR0fckMGXgTQO1ZEZFoAJqCGdU7jEXTEmK2cEfEp2Djif9ASYKAj8qR/s1600/reporters.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRPnWmp5g_ufFeVrHb_pFdUNsGPrgfFVsixOShaJTtVfdChoc7wm_h7JQAzxUmgwK4oFQztZ7Niaw60AW9MAX6gR0fckMGXgTQO1ZEZFoAJqCGdU7jEXTEmK2cEfEp2Djif9ASYKAj8qR/s320/reporters.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654311696351888578" /></a> Reporters at the event<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d8BjkOREFRy8zDhbpJExTv4uqMZJK4CFZr5H1cqq8MD-8JMFyi9gZCOtsoXbHHqCfDLeZoRPeAIa1MyP6wKZhqxYot1r28Tu2-guBJSRjFoh4KbuuGsChce6U8negCMuGSSEW416gh2S/s1600/sm+kaidee.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d8BjkOREFRy8zDhbpJExTv4uqMZJK4CFZr5H1cqq8MD-8JMFyi9gZCOtsoXbHHqCfDLeZoRPeAIa1MyP6wKZhqxYot1r28Tu2-guBJSRjFoh4KbuuGsChce6U8negCMuGSSEW416gh2S/s320/sm+kaidee.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654310843046353666" /></a> SM Kai Dee Team<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQUCjtLCXwhkmqcMasGdNZO5-SXjGErM0ZDVeR2EIfvKfopPnYc7ErvANQ9aCEAdsG1tVqb63oWIDkt3vT6R_dIItYsb2DVm_nualHtpbZTn5xKlWarPZf1764alThAXH5oxd2ntagU3T/s1600/bintulu.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQUCjtLCXwhkmqcMasGdNZO5-SXjGErM0ZDVeR2EIfvKfopPnYc7ErvANQ9aCEAdsG1tVqb63oWIDkt3vT6R_dIItYsb2DVm_nualHtpbZTn5xKlWarPZf1764alThAXH5oxd2ntagU3T/s320/bintulu.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654310845014199298" /></a> SMK Bintulu Team<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZofmvwIZL4imVgytDUo9tQ8yVc97-t-ISII8_4nhkuL1ktK9a3BGGFl8koT534A5j3Pd6bhgySwbUNPOAoOqMyqWWc4ay6PK_cySzakNoaJuUOzf9TOd9omyuX4UNbVD-gwTrXhCsPEIs/s1600/bandar.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZofmvwIZL4imVgytDUo9tQ8yVc97-t-ISII8_4nhkuL1ktK9a3BGGFl8koT534A5j3Pd6bhgySwbUNPOAoOqMyqWWc4ay6PK_cySzakNoaJuUOzf9TOd9omyuX4UNbVD-gwTrXhCsPEIs/s320/bandar.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654310840786758370" /></a> SMK Bandar Team<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJvYAQiMIuOtwyt_AQhMHLTJhlweBVwc7mh73enjptimrc-kbP3DWD7FH-aBujrbysY6b5XGCRP6GNHElP18V6fsM34GZ9rWI2llFS7BbtPG1g7nAKU7OI3JIyFCoeCDoPM9VRQouTsQt/s1600/kidurong.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJvYAQiMIuOtwyt_AQhMHLTJhlweBVwc7mh73enjptimrc-kbP3DWD7FH-aBujrbysY6b5XGCRP6GNHElP18V6fsM34GZ9rWI2llFS7BbtPG1g7nAKU7OI3JIyFCoeCDoPM9VRQouTsQt/s320/kidurong.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654310835744444578" /></a> SMK Kidurong Team<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy0nkABSzlNOjvdngL9nLGtlasn420-_hZCD1P1AgCMAiqY10ig7SdxVAcVfPA-79pdTKuADkLqHHJThV_zJvt37YEPnUdc38A6EETZoQnoD8EGMnX4O2QX1veESiYmWH9mKpAHinub3O/s1600/audience.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy0nkABSzlNOjvdngL9nLGtlasn420-_hZCD1P1AgCMAiqY10ig7SdxVAcVfPA-79pdTKuADkLqHHJThV_zJvt37YEPnUdc38A6EETZoQnoD8EGMnX4O2QX1veESiYmWH9mKpAHinub3O/s320/audience.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654310826665741298" /></a> The CABEP 2011 Competition in progress<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The CABEP 2011 Competition was held on the 7<sup>th</sup> September 2011 at SMK Bandar Bintulu School Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There were 2 parts to the competition, a public presentation as well as a poster competition.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">4 schools(SMK Bandar, Bintulu, Kai Dee and Kidurong) took part in the event attended by about 200 form students from SMK Bandar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The presentation prizes were won by SM Kai Dee(1<sup>st</sup> prize), SMK Bintulu(2<sup>nd</sup> prize), SMK Bandar(3<sup>rd</sup> prize) and SMK Kidurong(4<sup>th</sup> prize)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The poster competition on the theme of Conservation and Biodiversity was won by SMK Bintulu(1<sup>st</sup> prize) and SM KaiDee (2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> prize)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you to the representatives from NREB, Sarawak Forestry Corporation and CIMB who attended the event and also formed the judging panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Special thanks go to CIMB Foundation for sponsoring this event as a Community Link Project.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And our appreciation to SMK Bandar for hosting the event, for the effort <span> </span>put in by Cikgu Jukie, Joyce Tang and Wong Mee Ling in preparing the venue and the excellent MCs during the event, Ian Voon and Nurul. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you all very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-67376066948975790852011-09-06T08:36:00.001+08:002011-09-06T08:37:58.900+08:00CABEP Competition 2011Date: 7th September 2011 (Wednesday) Time: 10 am to 12 noon<br /><br />Venue: SMK Bandar Bintulu<br /><br />Program:<br /><br />9.30am Arrival of participants<br />9.45am Arrival of Guests and Judges<br />10.00am Welcome by Organising Chairman<br />10.05am Welcome by Principal of SMK Bandar<br />10:10am Speech by CIMB Branch Manager<br />10.20am Competition Begins<br />11.30am Prize Giving<br />11.45am Closing Ceremony<br />12noon: Ends<br /><br />For your information, 4 schools will be participating in this event are SMK Bandar, Bintulu, Kidurong and SM Kai Dee. Each school team will be submitting posters on topics of conservation and biodiversity as well as giving a 15 minute presentation on stage.<br /><br />The poster exhibition will be available for viewing from 8am to 3pm.<br /><br />All are welcome.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-86178956777419663682011-07-26T22:31:00.023+08:002011-07-27T00:11:16.615+08:00Primary School Students Field Visit To Oil Palm Plantation<strong>Natural Science Society Brings Primary School Children On Outing To Oil Palm Plantation and Mill</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Bright and early on Saturday morning(23 July 2011), 36 young students of Chung Hua Primary School No. 2 Bintulu were gathered at the front compound of their school eagerly waiting for the bus to take them on their first field trip to an Oil Palm Plantation.<br /><br />The students picked to go on the trip were the top 6 students from each of the primary 5 classes, accompanied by their teachers.<br /><br />At 8am, the bus started out to reach the Suburmas Oil Palm Mill shortly after 9am. We were met at the gate by the security chief Mr. Sim and on arrival at the mill office by Mr. Syaiful Yapp and his team.<br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv0sw0hyUNrNQh_IqvvsAIgsezz_pHZHQ_5cloPmIPsRTZ4VMIzl4wIU-9gaUTgLBx_EI6mUxa7-OOPrB_JApsk4ZZwLSVpVEHanj5DUpk9E8dtiywQ5XYrL6caJCIDBSU6byZ5wjRgQe/s1600/IMG_2088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633671322378031394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv0sw0hyUNrNQh_IqvvsAIgsezz_pHZHQ_5cloPmIPsRTZ4VMIzl4wIU-9gaUTgLBx_EI6mUxa7-OOPrB_JApsk4ZZwLSVpVEHanj5DUpk9E8dtiywQ5XYrL6caJCIDBSU6byZ5wjRgQe/s320/IMG_2088.JPG" /></a><br />Mr. Yapp had taken much effort in preparing for our visit, with 2 benches set up with fresh fruit bunch, palm kernels, and various beakers containing crude palm oil, sludge etc and he proceeded to tell the students about the whole process of planting oil palms, the number of years it takes for the palms to start producing fruit, their productive years, the amount of fruit produced per plant, how much each bunch of fruit weigh and how much palm oil can be gotten out of the fruit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDUDBBnbepff5dlnkduIguI-rfKiL45ic-qeP9LDVLTrTBoHNoToliKSqKRk6D9aWNbtdudg0q8f6g8gCQ8zD0MAMLxv76Qf4wvel9i4heP7Mx2fue0rfTxpQcxcUDDOzPJEu296zSdMA/s1600/IMG_2060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633676918864666866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDUDBBnbepff5dlnkduIguI-rfKiL45ic-qeP9LDVLTrTBoHNoToliKSqKRk6D9aWNbtdudg0q8f6g8gCQ8zD0MAMLxv76Qf4wvel9i4heP7Mx2fue0rfTxpQcxcUDDOzPJEu296zSdMA/s320/IMG_2060.JPG" /></a><br />Mr. Yapp touched on pest control by the presence of various snakes in the plantation to control rats which causes damage by eating the oil palm fruit. One student asked whether owls were used as well and was told that there were nest boxes set up to attract the birds at various places in the plantation. Another student asked about palm oil being used for biodiesel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2OqMhM_OoAlRDMeq0dp6O6MSTTq9dAc7CN_GH65fT2DBRoIwVlBP3aTbG9MlnMp9N-RUJqb33YdJp4T2m56oqxgl4HK6i1c_AaAQKmz0fz_3QfjZ7l_Q8nt4DoIe0K2n9Dg6Djb9nwuG/s1600/IMG_2055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633672811825858546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2OqMhM_OoAlRDMeq0dp6O6MSTTq9dAc7CN_GH65fT2DBRoIwVlBP3aTbG9MlnMp9N-RUJqb33YdJp4T2m56oqxgl4HK6i1c_AaAQKmz0fz_3QfjZ7l_Q8nt4DoIe0K2n9Dg6Djb9nwuG/s320/IMG_2055.JPG" /></a><br />The milling process was described with the aid of the various stuff Mr. Yapp had prepared on the bench. The students and teachers were surprised that the raw oil palm fruit can be eaten, and everyone had a small slice of it to taste. Another interesting fact was the very pleasant scent of the oil from the oil palm seed within the kernel, which is not normally used to make cooking oil but exported to make higher grade products.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT2SWweYWajDN2L6a-SSbrKcl9dw1LaqdOgAFseI7Y4z_JDLomdjNL-1X9jhcAX70bAXjRdHCPRoMWzl92zOLL5YEBNiCYEgBMwMpflMYnndtwj9ZiOh56JLYZj0RnXPs8c7mSgROog9p/s1600/IMG_2062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633675007628488882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT2SWweYWajDN2L6a-SSbrKcl9dw1LaqdOgAFseI7Y4z_JDLomdjNL-1X9jhcAX70bAXjRdHCPRoMWzl92zOLL5YEBNiCYEgBMwMpflMYnndtwj9ZiOh56JLYZj0RnXPs8c7mSgROog9p/s320/IMG_2062.JPG" /></a><br />Virtually no part of the oil palm is wasted as the empty fruit bunches and the resultant sludge from the milling process can be turned into fertiliser for use in the plantation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8K2SAa0CRvFppkNP9sJJlo690Mt5WSMenXwTG2icrlSSNufKEaUd1QsqfnA2i-FpZScJZX4V_wqdbO-iVFAbow-blSUzapEpJsMf8KknwAur9RtjPPdgR0gv39WXiq79nv9edYSHI4Zl/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633673630421565010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8K2SAa0CRvFppkNP9sJJlo690Mt5WSMenXwTG2icrlSSNufKEaUd1QsqfnA2i-FpZScJZX4V_wqdbO-iVFAbow-blSUzapEpJsMf8KknwAur9RtjPPdgR0gv39WXiq79nv9edYSHI4Zl/s320/IMG_2051.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxSCLtsvjjpPeZVawbtuUiqgpVk77eYEMRv3qtYzQgFvFw-XxO6gPe7xOr__DD6exIiqz48jl_uCqd_L4g9lThX6bGaKHiDiRQ-ygyVk2abVvx6OOxoa89XWfTkgZbWGxovlOXu-o9n3T/s1600/IMG_2046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633674285779130194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxSCLtsvjjpPeZVawbtuUiqgpVk77eYEMRv3qtYzQgFvFw-XxO6gPe7xOr__DD6exIiqz48jl_uCqd_L4g9lThX6bGaKHiDiRQ-ygyVk2abVvx6OOxoa89XWfTkgZbWGxovlOXu-o9n3T/s320/IMG_2046.JPG" /></a><br />There was much information to absorb and the students were kept busy taking notes to help them remember what Mr. Yap had told them. The teachers played their role by recapping on the important facts to make sure that the children take note of the important points.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkbTWPNadHsBYX-T1oCJjC2CXvZYI1jJExLYGL-TDgJQebM6IQTdWJRL33KV_AYpMJvxo6NeTHj3Uc7enRlrmRIEV6_iJiAUA-ryaExryRZDLXLMCkq1iADRPNwKzV4PDsccHSRpoTnkH/s1600/IMG_2079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633675827329921362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkbTWPNadHsBYX-T1oCJjC2CXvZYI1jJExLYGL-TDgJQebM6IQTdWJRL33KV_AYpMJvxo6NeTHj3Uc7enRlrmRIEV6_iJiAUA-ryaExryRZDLXLMCkq1iADRPNwKzV4PDsccHSRpoTnkH/s320/IMG_2079.JPG" /></a><br /><br />All of us were treated to a sumptuous morning tea of doughnuts and sardine spring rolls before we bid goodbye and thank you to Mr. Yapp and his team for their very kind reception.<br /><br /><br />The next destination was Tawakal Sejati Plantation where the managing team met us at the loading site. The students were first given a safety briefing before going amongst the palms.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1WMtBvToJhmfXmglWcACvt2qDz9NMJTkZrpMp6QxejVSEQ9hbfnVbKiwgs5nC9f4V5EUygrkLu38xL9FfRpbAZaMZaERlVm_yI2lF1_B2aD0Gq0lTI3NNAQqyZaA_eK8vN2o6c_DWib9/s1600/IMG_2104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633677724318882082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1WMtBvToJhmfXmglWcACvt2qDz9NMJTkZrpMp6QxejVSEQ9hbfnVbKiwgs5nC9f4V5EUygrkLu38xL9FfRpbAZaMZaERlVm_yI2lF1_B2aD0Gq0lTI3NNAQqyZaA_eK8vN2o6c_DWib9/s320/IMG_2104.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiMyAAtphKdTvh__WP56Hzj-o2p2NOvLov6xH9JaxbqVpQekQoyybslL1gjdra_us6TLd8EnU3EJIZ-DBxXLRnwWNQD-nzdLD4LfQVArUgGjVm2ZVxt6oRklC7dPby9-Ls3lWJ7CctvcK/s1600/IMG_2102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633678591582647170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiMyAAtphKdTvh__WP56Hzj-o2p2NOvLov6xH9JaxbqVpQekQoyybslL1gjdra_us6TLd8EnU3EJIZ-DBxXLRnwWNQD-nzdLD4LfQVArUgGjVm2ZVxt6oRklC7dPby9-Ls3lWJ7CctvcK/s320/IMG_2102.JPG" /></a><br /><br />They were taught how to tell when a fruit bunch is ready for harvest and were shown how the harvesting was done. 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width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633687748903885346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2VQJ5uqYulCJsCvjqUMe8rjE1qu5m8kywz7YFJjKd1L40WRNX2K_kiZPIjC9iTM8sripHeCyd0C-UgAL1fTgmwRS3s_sh2vQk0jKShX82awF-EfK0HjmwMEpCcr91iadQqorF596f_8J/s320/IMG_2156.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A souvenir was presented to the manager of Tawakal Sejati by the teacher in charge as a token of appreciation and a group photograph was taken before we set off back to Bintulu.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cgf_1b_pIJoV-NvrN2koGiTBEZTqZbq-yqPkjszfp5lQ08tpP0E90QIwz1czQbVI1KF13CjR1mrRjE4Qb7fviCTV1uVoKgsqE_A_gRZE-hnMMw0DP8sTnXtKAGUDgigTolj_eCxhCc9G/s1600/IMG_2163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633688437886977538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cgf_1b_pIJoV-NvrN2koGiTBEZTqZbq-yqPkjszfp5lQ08tpP0E90QIwz1czQbVI1KF13CjR1mrRjE4Qb7fviCTV1uVoKgsqE_A_gRZE-hnMMw0DP8sTnXtKAGUDgigTolj_eCxhCc9G/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />A special thank you to Mr. Syaiful Yapp and his team at the Suburmas Mill for his excellent presentation to the kids and the whole Tawakal Sejati team for their briefing and the effort they had put into organising to show the process of oil palm harvesting for the students.</p><p><br />Thank you to the teachers who took great care of your students during the trip and the students for your enthusiasm and interest.</p><p><br />Our appreciation also goes to Tawakal Sajati Sdn Bhd for sponsoring the trip and to Mr. Lau Song Ting for organising the event.</p><p><br />Thank you all for a great field trip and for sharing your knowledge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-83049825365559713342011-07-25T15:46:00.002+08:002011-07-25T15:56:37.445+08:00Visit to Taman Tumbina, Bintulu for CABEP 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw3jrPrFKYDxDAXdBF2PSB4arox_brzdDOZSwudHetEUxvf8ECm_pgGsppk3WThUGL2_q-cMnKuMBM293N9SlDIwadm2TxIrcXZVldrUnR6MK5IFxyku7Hn9OAgj7mgD2ozn1mNj1Iysy/s1600/banded+woodpecker.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2LjM3LPN3xPrTClCtylDyScXol1PXKb5HkPg-ZFkXIOE9A-hOkgsRYjGqhhuEaSMR4xOlXRD5WiQl55WlhXQJ0-crc90DzqfM0ICMGc047FarjEcj8eePwW9JZVW-Q4ogaplnN3EwvNy/s320/butterfly2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633194997331288642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRwJNsW_2IflgttVv2ngAraiDK40U4NeqXz4USJq4AAtKRGLC-bqgJxRt_UOQidNh2oY6Qg3JdptjkOglRi0VuknTqpa2M6lIrjwSbbygb_oQLyXzTS3ecJ9kxQUE_uyNMDUCa8EDp5LL/s1600/Tmn+tumbina+group2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRwJNsW_2IflgttVv2ngAraiDK40U4NeqXz4USJq4AAtKRGLC-bqgJxRt_UOQidNh2oY6Qg3JdptjkOglRi0VuknTqpa2M6lIrjwSbbygb_oQLyXzTS3ecJ9kxQUE_uyNMDUCa8EDp5LL/s320/Tmn+tumbina+group2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633194995582342882" /></a><br />NSSB organized a visit for photography and tour to Taman Tumbina Bintulu on 23rd July 2011. 59 participants consisting of students and teachers from four schools attended the half day program assisted by NSSB members. <br />Joanes gave the introduction of the visit to the participants. Mr. Clement from Taman Tumbina gave a briefing to the participants on Taman Tumbina’s activities, history and several conservation related topics. Participants are later briefed on the objective of the program and the upcoming CABEP 2011 final program in September. Each school was provided with a digital camera for them to use. At around 9.00 am the participants are eager to go on the tour. They were divided into two groups with the first group led by Joanes, Noel and David James meanwhile the second group was led by Belden and Ollience.<br />The participants went on to the Butterfly Garden where some butterflies have just emerged from their cocoons. Some students managed to take photo of the butterflies and David James gave advice on how to use DSLR camera to some of the students. Participants also visited the Botanical collection where the Orchid and Nepenthes collection are, Hornbill collection, the Sun Bear, Tiger, Ostrich, Sambar Deer and Binturong.<br />Exhausted from the whole tour in Taman Tumbina, the participants gathered at the front office and had their group photo taken. The program ended at 12.00 pm after.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-46391635081214339612011-05-18T20:18:00.012+08:002011-05-18T21:33:13.393+08:00Dato Seri Lord Cranbrook's Visit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeNaCPPy65X4etsD50O5DGRSA3xP_U6ISoEk80zPXcdYrUYznEy_3ZIF9nWP22yBNrDK9GkPrGSQdQnI9cjmMQ0uQe7PUEUHwTAqBXLjU0lmn47-u5D1dDvmETxDrmOl5wiehTYoltUK_/s1600/IMG_1985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeNaCPPy65X4etsD50O5DGRSA3xP_U6ISoEk80zPXcdYrUYznEy_3ZIF9nWP22yBNrDK9GkPrGSQdQnI9cjmMQ0uQe7PUEUHwTAqBXLjU0lmn47-u5D1dDvmETxDrmOl5wiehTYoltUK_/s320/IMG_1985.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608046954684671826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNvbkkMU9oe5s-gJGA6h9MOQU3reY3aFqztcQejt3CzVDQhRZtU6v7jYYStCdsehCJXHpWwFWjRRsvAMbhnlva7o-HeS7Oct0y31y2sQbgzqWmUZwbbMjqQJzlfUInw6CS0zCqjHRo9pA/s1600/IMG_2009.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2NrvbXYmCgAniNrZ_QYn0W9jv9X66dTI1BtdLeyzTfkt0R_Mk9T5LfSoUP111LE42bYjs_y09b637ZZPo405bjpB0Q4GnlMaRd6t84Mui8c7qfJ6x5U5AUTOQkHqvNx6r5F3hvWDH5dD/s320/IMG_1858.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608037870152556946" /></a><br />We had the honour and pleasure of Dato Seri Lord Cranbrook's visit to Bintulu this year over the Easter weekend. While in Bintulu, Dato Seri talked to science teachers from SM KaiDee and SJK Chung Hua 1 & 2 to discuss and explore ways in which science education could be made more interesting for the students to encourage their curiousity in nature. Our secretary Mr. Lau Song Ting hosted the discussion at his seminar room. Dato Seri showed some slides of activities carried out by the Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom to give us some ideas of what may be possible here. As the oil palm industry is of such immense importance in this country, he suggested that perhaps students could visit oil palm plantations and mills to understand the workings of this industry, in particular to the science of it. The oil palm industry may also be interested to take a part in such educational programs for students as part of their corporate social responsiblities. <br /><br />Dato Seri Lord Cranbrook gave a Natural Science Lecture at UPM to over 200 students on the 23 April 2011 on "A New Look On The BioGeography of Mammals in Borneo", looking at the distribution of various mammals in Borneo, Sundaland, South East Asia and West Asia and attempting to find patterns that could help to provide explanations.<br /><br />The next morning, Dato Seri visited the UPM Mitsubishi Forest with a group of postgraduate students to look at the trees and how well the forest is doing. Armed with binoculars and cameras, the students were enthusiastic on this field trip and asked many questions. It rained heavily at the end of the trip and everyone was soaked through. After going home and having their showers, we met up again at Laksa House for the Sarawak Laksa. Our reporter friend Calvin turned up and did an impromptu interview with Dato Seri and his write up was published in the Star newspaper on the 26 April 2011.<br /><br />We thank Dato Seri Lord Cranbrook for taking time to visit us again in Bintulu and for his effort in helping us to encourage curiousities about our natural world as well as stimulating our interests in the study of the natural sciences. <br /><br />Happy Easter!D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-25691587548322380772011-04-25T23:34:00.002+08:002011-04-25T23:49:04.608+08:00CABEP 2011 April Samarakan Field Trip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IRpnRGW_iS2BT54warzRq8rpck2MwwB7p8ygJi8c7Y9EfVadF2Gw4Qc1cQ6-oVaVNt-MQrGIyB9qTgiTxS8IJdHYsTZPZqKmk5VyYxluKsI1kTl6KP6AArj8G_DGZxZxrUyP8cQimWiA/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IRpnRGW_iS2BT54warzRq8rpck2MwwB7p8ygJi8c7Y9EfVadF2Gw4Qc1cQ6-oVaVNt-MQrGIyB9qTgiTxS8IJdHYsTZPZqKmk5VyYxluKsI1kTl6KP6AArj8G_DGZxZxrUyP8cQimWiA/s320/IMG_0383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599548729858807570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ntjuGCR1dGsrsA5-TCbkddY5NQQq4zIN0nUaDnXEGuJqz8uucopldADCtX3jrPV4rwOUnKZ2MCJ9JIH0WsobnRg8pG8SjBgLjYmRaBvYprgAnrJIOVvXsQjfZwoDTmlS3U7sb_DVW9kE/s1600/IMG_0424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ntjuGCR1dGsrsA5-TCbkddY5NQQq4zIN0nUaDnXEGuJqz8uucopldADCtX3jrPV4rwOUnKZ2MCJ9JIH0WsobnRg8pG8SjBgLjYmRaBvYprgAnrJIOVvXsQjfZwoDTmlS3U7sb_DVW9kE/s320/IMG_0424.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599548720721427202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66PFj0w3LYtyPsiStvtsPnzcwWCtDkoPjNm38PhwxX2C8ePhcaRiMYaVoPOyoQegbC63W92bbaOnOYEPwWvFEkARb4iIF1PZ_To0rGrhyphenhyphen7ECLda0eywCeY37WvNMqnvbWVnzdOS11h-U4/s1600/IMG_0447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66PFj0w3LYtyPsiStvtsPnzcwWCtDkoPjNm38PhwxX2C8ePhcaRiMYaVoPOyoQegbC63W92bbaOnOYEPwWvFEkARb4iIF1PZ_To0rGrhyphenhyphen7ECLda0eywCeY37WvNMqnvbWVnzdOS11h-U4/s320/IMG_0447.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599546517444592082" /></a><br />The second CABEP field trip to Samarakan took place on the 16-17 April with 11 students and 2 teachers from SM Kai Dee and 9 students & 4 teachers from SMK Bandar, as well as four representatives from CIMB led by Encik Suaidi. As it was polling day of the 10th Sarawak State Election, we delayed the start of our journey to 9.30am to allow voting before the trip.<br />The participants from SM KaiDee were Form two students while those from SMK Bandar were Form four’s. After an introductory lecture, Joannes Unggang told the students and teachers about the conservation program of the Sarawak Planted Forest. Alex Jukie gave a lively talk about Wildlife Conservation, Ollince Tateh taught the students about Odonata while Belden introduced Birds and taught on birdwatching and taking notes of observations. The workshop session on how to use cameras was conducted by Joannes at the end of the lectures.<br />After a short rest in the evening and a quick dinner, everyone was ready for the night jungle trek. The students were divided into 4 groups, each group having a camera to record their sightings during the trek. <br />The moon was almost full that evening and was shining bright. Frogs, spiders, stick insects, lizards, ants, snails, civet cats etc were spotted during the trek.<br />The KaiDee group was up and ready to start birdwatching early the next morning well before the appointed time of 7am when the other groups arrived at the meeting point. Binoculars were issued to each of the participants after a brief instruction was given on their proper use and care. Herons, kingfishers, cuckoos, egrets, parakeets, swallows, starlings, sandpipers, waterhens were spotted and some students were able to note detailed enough observations to help in identifying the bird species from field guides, with the help of Belden and Ngegang.<br />Everyone was hungry after the morning session of birdwatching and tucked into breakfast. During breakfast while waiting for the food, Alex told the students about the Wildlife Protection Act and why it is important that wildlife should not be kept as pets or be traded.<br />Rejuvenated after breakfast, the students went on to study Odonata in the field and learnt to identify dragonflies from damselflies, males and females etc with Ollince to guide them.<br />After morning tea, it was time for the students to get to work on their own presentation of what they have learnt about conservation and biodiversity and their plans on outreaching to others in the community. Mr. Tham Chee Keong gave a short lecture on Forestry As A Career just before lunch.<br />During their presentations, the students showed the photographs that they had taken, and some groups presented the observations that they have made, which delighted Alex who remarked that they have taken an important step into the discipline of careful observation and note taking which is the essence of scientific field work.<br />The bus was ready by the time the students finished their presentation and everyone was brought safely back to Bintulu by 5pm on Sunday.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-68522822185077508812011-04-20T10:09:00.002+08:002011-04-20T10:11:45.256+08:00Natural Science Lecture by Lord CranbrookNatural Science Lecture <br /> <br /><strong>Title: A New Look At The Biogeography Of Bornean Mammals<br /> </strong><br /><strong>Speaker: Datuk Seri Lord Cranbrook</strong><br /> <br />Date: 23 April 2011<br /> <br />Time: 3-5pm<br /> <br />Venue: Dewan A, University Putra Malaysia (Bintulu Campus)<br /> <br />Signs will be posted all along the way from the entrance gate to UPM. Inform the security that you are attending the Natural Science Lecture.<br /> <br />All who are interested are welcome. Admission Free.<br /><br /><em><em>Abstract<br />Pattern and puzzles:<br />A new look at the zoogeography of Borneo/Kalimantan mammals<br /><br />Earl of Cranbrook MA PhD <br /><br />The island of Borneo/Kalimantan straddles the equator from about 7 o N to 4 o S between 109 o – 119 o E, and is the most easterly large landmass of the South-east Asian continental shelf, known as the Sunda Shelf. The wild land and freshwater mammals of the island comprise about 285 species. Since the beginning of zoogeography as a discipline, it has been observed that at the level of family, genus and frequently species, there is close affinity between the mammal faunas of the Thai-Malaysia peninsula south of about 10° N, Borneo and the other Greater Sunda Islands (Sumatra, Java and Bali), leading to the recognition of this area as a zoogeographical subregion. It has also long been understood that the existence of a distinct Sundaic mammal fauna reflects periodic exposure of the bed of the South China Sea during Plio-Pleistocene glacial episodes, which provided opportunities for migration and merger of populations. <br />In faunistic analyses it has been customary to treat Borneo as a single biogeographical unit. However, a review of well-documented species and subspecies, as defined by current opinion, shows a variety of distributional patterns within the island. Moreover, since the 1950s, archaeological discoveries have increased understanding of past distributions. Since the 1990s, molecular studies have shed new light on classical taxonomy and hence forced a revision of former zoogeographical assumptions. As we move into in the 21st century era of easy, rapid DNA analysis and molecular phylogenies, some surprising results are emerging. <br />This new evidence of regional and local speciation provides insight into selective processes and the time-scale of evolution. This information could assist the planning of measures to counteract the adverse impacts of global warming and human pressure on the threatened wild mammal resource of Kalimantan and the subregion. </em></em>D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-48853547695410531612011-04-13T11:08:00.006+08:002011-04-13T12:00:07.095+08:00The Biogeography of Birds of Borneo by Professor Fred Sheldon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR60jhKk4UhXxwmQhRYfp1NRXvFFdeq0opdaOfl8iGK6H05z6kp4YD5nYOPdUNBA26K6_VOsT3m0eB59nJZAAVVYI9tg3qBR3gEsTir0YxZ2BR0NgjVOVxMe_tyKzuFp2s3tDLYRx0IWVT/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR60jhKk4UhXxwmQhRYfp1NRXvFFdeq0opdaOfl8iGK6H05z6kp4YD5nYOPdUNBA26K6_VOsT3m0eB59nJZAAVVYI9tg3qBR3gEsTir0YxZ2BR0NgjVOVxMe_tyKzuFp2s3tDLYRx0IWVT/s320/IMG_0275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594901452815734274" /></a><br />Professor Frederick Sheldon of Louisiana State University<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXdpPk1flW4Rbhx8B0-H1IQWnjKpWRvs_PSL6OwsQebPDOnXni4criNg01dLV0g8s2Rgm2DkYiFw72JxtHdzQFji8Lkgf5cK8eWp3r8eg2EmKHzVpNRGAIv9E-ilvjmcP-hGBk36jOTzE/s1600/IMG_0279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXdpPk1flW4Rbhx8B0-H1IQWnjKpWRvs_PSL6OwsQebPDOnXni4criNg01dLV0g8s2Rgm2DkYiFw72JxtHdzQFji8Lkgf5cK8eWp3r8eg2EmKHzVpNRGAIv9E-ilvjmcP-hGBk36jOTzE/s320/IMG_0279.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594901461063445762" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qZZPLYu7HAsR915xbpdl6TGkucL6p3DxYVgxGQiFIo8IZyva0wAVJQ4Aj0LQ3wG9xfRrq1SAVa7gzAjnvgasRYmLf5qS5OXh0YCrzxzyxM4PfoU_pbQoPIN38cJxUkDJZViSEu5yIR9I/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qZZPLYu7HAsR915xbpdl6TGkucL6p3DxYVgxGQiFIo8IZyva0wAVJQ4Aj0LQ3wG9xfRrq1SAVa7gzAjnvgasRYmLf5qS5OXh0YCrzxzyxM4PfoU_pbQoPIN38cJxUkDJZViSEu5yIR9I/s320/IMG_0287.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594901477967187170" /></a><br />The audience at UPM (Bintulu campus)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKql7_4TlEE6NhwV4NmXusYMx_E8uuJsSVWvLkq4PiDUzVLRB12qSdeIA2aIm-HBqeZlycIU3fYaoabM8PJq61qM7Bk7WsEOcbl9rtnXeLC4zwrh_WcPgr4d8selCcURo-dW7dn0wGmCs/s1600/IMG_0297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKql7_4TlEE6NhwV4NmXusYMx_E8uuJsSVWvLkq4PiDUzVLRB12qSdeIA2aIm-HBqeZlycIU3fYaoabM8PJq61qM7Bk7WsEOcbl9rtnXeLC4zwrh_WcPgr4d8selCcURo-dW7dn0wGmCs/s320/IMG_0297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594910580832478834" /></a><br />Calvin of Bintulu.org was there to report on the lecture, along with Ms Anne Melissa King, Warden of Similajau National Park, see article below by Calvin<br /><strong><strong><br />Cracking the bird code: why Sabah and Sarawak bird differ?</strong></strong><br />By: BO EDITORIAL Saturday, March 19, 2011, 12:55 MST <br /><br />The magpie-robin found in Sarawak spotted a white belly, while in Sabah it is black. The bird species in Sabah said to be closely related to their cousins on the montane of Java island instead of Sarawak. <br /><br /> <br />How could birds of same species found on same island could be distinctively different? <br /><br />That is a uniquely Borneo phenomenon according to Louisiana State University don, in a public lecture attended by lecturers, university students, pupils, teachers and government officers held at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu on Thursday. <br /><br />Professor Frederick H. Sheldon said the phenomenon can be explained by looking back to some 21,000 years ago. The ice age era. During that period, we were told much of the South China Sea was actually a Savannah – not sea, teeming with life – including birds. <br /><br />The part of Borneo, now known as Sabah, then was much drier, with desert-like weather not the tropics. In contrast, Sarawak spanning towards Kalimantan, Indonesia was colder, lowland areas and green. This flora and fauna divide basically explained why birds found in present day Sabah and Sarawak are different. <br /><br />“Bird of same species for example the Sharma and Pitta have distinctive Sabah or Sarawak features,” he said, adding “Sarawak Sharma spotted a white-rumped, while in Sabah they are white-crowned; Sarawak – Garnet Pitta, while Sabah Black and crimson Pitta.<br /><br /><br /><br />“Many would say the birds in Sabah should be similar to those found in Sarawak as they are living on the same island,” Prof Sheldon said. Sarawak birds he said are closely related to peninsular birds, while Sabah birds resembled those found in the montane of Java island.<br /><br />He also pointed out that some bird species found throughout Borneo, but not in Sabah – for example the Crestless Fireback (Lophura eryhrophthalma). Similarly, some lowland birds like the Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila charltonii) only occur in Sabah not the rest of Borneo.<br /><br />Prof Sheldon, 60, is no stranger to Borneo. He first set foot on the island about 35-year ago as a young, excited Yale university postgraduate student studying birds biogeography in Sabah. He also get a teaching stint at then Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Sabah campus. Ever since, have been regularly return to this part of the world.<br /><br /><br /><br />“I would return to Malaysia like every five year. Each visit I saw different phases of development,” he said, adding only small part of Kinabatangan river were cultivated for commercial large scale plantation, then. <br /><br />“Three decades ago when you told people you wanna go up the Kinabatangan river, they say you are crazy,” he recalled, saying Malaysians then were generally ignorant of the important environmental conservation, unlike they are today. <br /><br />“Today people already saw the benefits of biodiversity conservation and actually proud to show you the forest in their surrounding,” Prof Sheldon said.<br /><br />As a biologist, Sheldon confessed he is very protective of the environment and is more at ease working in the jungle, surrounded by animals, birds and insects than in air-conditioned office. Throughout his nearly two hours lecture, Prof Sheldon stressed the message of conservation of Borneo vast biodiversity.<br /><br />“Do you know that Borneo is the center of biogeography studies in the world?” he said, and that Malay archipelago is the birthplace of biogeography studies.<br /><br /><br />Prof Sheldon acknowledged Sarawak’s biodiversity was still largely protected and thriving despite the immense pressure to meet the country’s development needs, which could lead to biodiversity losses in other part of the world. <br /><br />He said Malaysian authorities in many aspects have succeeded in balancing those needs without compromising the environment.<br /><br />“The creation of buffer zones in a plantation area is crucial at sustaining biodiversity,” he said, pointing to observations they had done at acacia mangium plantation, in Tatau, near Bintulu.<br /><br />“The acacia plantation actually useful to the birds in the areas as it provides abundance of food supply.<br /><br />Currently, an Adjunct Professor in Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University, Sheldon had published more than 34 journals/books in his field of interest: the evolution and systematics of birds, and the natural history of the birds of the Malay archipelago. <br /><br />This article was also published at The Star (printed version) Saturday, March 19, 2011<br /><br /><br />Read more: http://www.bintulu.org/news/2011/03/19/cracking-the-bird-code-why-sabah-and-sarawak-bird-differ.php#ixzz1JN1RLONsD Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-90342929225348016622011-03-13T14:12:00.009+08:002011-03-13T14:52:34.837+08:00Energy & Water Conservation Talk<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583450064508556338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3NvqPiDfsjCXgeB3sBEyevLZlqAUzdCVf1_SJlDTbnW-0sJQHLF9N8gTu-k1eC_Wg3QGH3fweIYP2H8oPlAPf_QEGTNbennXeXITrtToCyzSl9KUkDWPu5tWMrohnAJj2NjyCMIYPmMJ/s320/694.JPG" /><br /> Mr Chang Kuet Shian talking about water conservation<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583450520684854658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G4ROshTK43v3cA8sf8frrQkERM5s-lcNsPF_0TMtMQLgrB0lEsOcBV2euMxZ9v4xD2ntYSWUe7T0kXzrPGavAKbyOttAVpkAjjCWiryqTGvToJQqR5XWLLdGYykGEHQ60-9cDdhmQdUS/s320/688.JPG" /><br /> Mr. Benjamin Toh talking about how to live WISE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyVU7_F6-e4EgoEQJUQIyJJaYFOM8-0jTgHK4yrkoKQHG40nK-BDxwt6uEk13tvUKQDx3PWMN88jisdA_yHq0AizRxhsMCn6bAUZu_rYOKiuua7sjQ07h-lOKxv6phPVgp4qg7ZtG75lf/s1600/695.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583451825708966834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyVU7_F6-e4EgoEQJUQIyJJaYFOM8-0jTgHK4yrkoKQHG40nK-BDxwt6uEk13tvUKQDx3PWMN88jisdA_yHq0AizRxhsMCn6bAUZu_rYOKiuua7sjQ07h-lOKxv6phPVgp4qg7ZtG75lf/s320/695.JPG" /></a> Answering Mr Chang's questions<br /><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583451240434838130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UjBPwvUtQa4XspKTgy9WNhqh02uCHWw_bNVCaHTVMwg2yKSLwBgQFEWla9wh33AKrZBSZ7a11GhB9w2Jo9jcFUlBTQ6tkGfZYY8ME7qPbHd-XXxbDt497Mg_sflEd3C76UYbnMrSqiiS/s320/700.JPG" /> SMK Kidurong's group photograph<br /><br /><div><div><div>About 50 students and teachers from SMK Bandar, Bintulu, Kai Dee and Kidurong attended the talk held at the LAKU Bintulu Area Office on saturday afternoon as part of the CABEP 2011.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Mr Benjamin Toh from sarawak Energy Berhad talked about why we should conserve energy as well as how we can all do it in our daily lives. He also brought gifts for students who paid attention to his talk and who could provide answers to the questions he asked at the end of his talk. The students from SMK Bandar paid the most attention and were rewarded for their efforts. The students and interactors were challenged to take on the project of reducing their respective school's utility bills.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Mr Chang Kuet Shian, LAKU Area Manager talked about Water Conservation, explaining why we shoudl not take water for granted and also giving practical tips on how we can conserve and not waste water. He emphasized the importance of everyone being responsible for maintaining the resources and facilities that we all enjoy. The fact arose that school toilets are not as clean as home toilets even though the same people use these facilities. Schools are places where we educate our children on proper behaviour and teach them to be responsible citizens. Therefore, the cleanliness of the school toilets is a reflection of how civilised our school children are. </div><br /><div></div><div>Everyone was impressed by the state of cleanliness of the public toilets at the LAKU office whose management strongly emphasizes collective responsibility. </div><br /><div></div><div>The Interactors were again thrown the tough challenge of how to improve the conditions of their school toilets and to maintain the facility to always be in a clean condition. </div><br /><div></div><div>LAKU management also very kindly provided nice refrashments for all who attended the talk.</div><div></div><br /><div>So now the ball is in the court of the students and we do hope that they will rise to the challenges that has been given them.</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-15885600170050377922011-03-13T01:28:00.003+08:002011-03-13T14:11:51.593+08:00Samarakan Field Trip 5-6 March 2011<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The CABEP 2011 opening event started last weekend when 6 students from SMK Bintulu and 10 from SMK Kidurong, together with their teachers went on the fieldtrip to Samarakan to learn about conservation and biodiversity.</span> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583426960564370786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpZl4Nz4prYJgL2GpqvF6mv6jw96YSaJtEHAHu7F_0cdnaQPPzT2tUH5KQaa7AQAvywPB4W_Nkn-Q5FamF986Ex3KuQjolJ9-wQQbiYAB-9iCwQ_SWAIrchKNfB-XvM1heVkSKAfYXM2n/s320/IMG_0185.JPG" /> <em>Group photo before setting out</em><br /><br /><div><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The morning was fine and bright, and a pair of black hornbills flew by along the way. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">After checking into the hostel and a relaxing morning tea, the lecture program started with an introduction to the concept of conservation and biodiversity followed by a talk from the Conservation Manager on the Conservation Program at the Sarawak Planted Forest. Officers from the SFC Jocelyn and Marilyn then gave an outline of the role of SFC in Forestry and the wildlife protection laws in Sarawak.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Alex and Ollince then gave us an idea of what actual conservation field work involves with their presentation on animal conservation and the study of dragonflies and damselflies. Malcom taught about the forest types found in Sarawak and the importance of forests in our ecosystem.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Joannes, our resident photographer then briefly went through the basics of photography and how to use binoculars before the students were let out of doors to do bird watching and try to capture pictures of wildlife.</span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583441196024486274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdClVcfOYueZx3kBI7DBNBS2YOgLbtpYStlXyOD9w7DWGzGJlTnedChptIIFGv_kTUxUKNPWz3LbaPO5Q9AyTx3k-iqpvlv42TXUwT0ymXT-cAH1AH51GU_E7oJ4Ps_Oozsn6M9nxTEvY/s320/093.JPG" /> <em>Observing a Raptor Fly-By<br /></em><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">After dinner at about 7pm, all were ready to start on the exciting night trek to look for jungle creatures. The walk proved exciting as usual as many insects, spiders and frogs were spotted, and even a Pelanduk and a sleeping Garnet Pitta.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583428097102056882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2vCFLNRb62t_nEI7hCItA20MIvO55r19HvHDZf_PPhToe_Zni2RZEGeY5AdMk8ZC_7zgWGcoaDJWOg36AEXQn7jboXLSKZ2j1-0aBuMyBfDbHQjIE2ZeaNiEER1DPaUzZcx1A7AjcaWo/s320/IMG_0207.JPG" /></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583430127154281698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujEArsWAXUOoGyF8c2wZ2lJ9zfGDrVzP30LW4lUgOr1p1f2WarJrRSOiyz2-7H6hSJFIKQzN5ITvSOiSxICjR5gsLja_ajilbT5d6f8WwERv02HqeHkYjxI0fsJ7kEmWUnf-GV3VOr7aC/s320/IMG_0206.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583431694227420594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic38LF6FbpnCgiP3WSCnlcXgQrtCao7bsC-bKwtVOvcDFu3pk281gs8OV2P2CxpGOmv4hfxC1aURIpzjNnhvurlQU3MAYbO-09XROAnpieNnB_1DwLbuv06rCCF4DBdNFZD1Z0aXth2CTT/s320/IMG_0227.JPG" /></span></p> <em> Taking pictures of creatures found during the night trek<br /></em><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The next morning started off early at 7pm for bird watching and most students managed to get out of bed on time despite their rather full program the previous day. Wielding binoculars and cameras, the students were introduced to the intricacies of bird watching, of observing details of the birds they see and to try to identify them with the help of field guides. There were Little and Intermediate Egrets seen together, providing a good illustration of the interspecies differences. There were also Herons, Sandpiper, Swallows, Raptors, Parakeets and Starlings. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583439918733959762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7XR-INGhoHRwhb_D0EJzQQXIhyMuDo1Zd6RG4Gb3E8JX9Sb0ZtEURg-IavP_F3sI_LMXZSI31ro0r2QsyJQvvd7fZ1xd1iLEkGSftgEDerU5QO6iEDJvZf2mAoQrlv85K-plJMs_tIIJ/s320/400.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583437619391383074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisj50lGVoTCz1ctjKrnMQcTCYGRETBBtLIgGXgsjKvVLuHI8dl1xv3dcKbwHrd-V5gYE11OunhFIaWpacUkG99suydP6rPOvn0ke2eqmHtPFsDhqHqTK2JVYulk1dSTLi7fi1lNdgsP8Ex/s320/306.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583432906668776210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7p46q_zRArWGT02-wo0OxTC1R0lU6KPI8fjfxPJhrW4MdCh1QxXjhQwbgytTBExbdE6Thh3qb1qVIryC9Rn-goQ42ch91qU-YqEcxH7QJ0SEu27H7WgKXaicjbZyZQOE6zMEWzB93tJH/s320/IMG_0262.JPG" /></span></p></div> <em>Bird Watching in the morning<br /></em><br /><div><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Odonata species were abundant later on in the morning, lending themselves very well to some great photography especially of their in tandem and wheel positions to the delight of the students and teachers.</span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583435928187546018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR4EkQ4sFFz8ScCnijebLVswP0xZd7acOMY9jeezVUuMP5z0ux8vYY9LFJ6klP8Uim5ST3YA4o8Bw09pC_wzrR6M3E_4hPlnc4ode7S6HpWPlYN1lmZ-1B2TT3a4bdd21LaP6aJ6VBIRr/s320/212.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583435932106404658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgePyXZMxX_GeiaZgdlwy6N0MJi9qSoJalUC6opDW-s4_-C_Sfo8ujdDIjNuiOgOxqdTmU1VgyV4AC5TpMtw5PFjgkmzEPojjwiFhsnJlLbxkceVCBU2hdP8Mxzu3CJ73RxOdwms0xjhk/s320/213.JPG" /><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;"> <em> Odonata species</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The students then spent some time to put together a presentation on what they had learnt. The SMK Bintulu team went back to their hostel to privately craft their presentation while the Kidurong team sat outside on the veranda to do theirs, all having chosen to forego the comfort of air-conditioning in the classroom (have they all already started on the road to conserving energy?!)</span><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583439926430209138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfDed_ycA71d_afXuryoi6IF-9xdyKqBntYl70OytYjvIZ74ZFNqVzt3bbJ2l_VXsqkMWnF6JOto3xLujhNedNDwJssOx8SeEwGB-RljOd1CyeuAg6fbD_Aun8L_ZfHc2j93Bm6aLJV9L/s320/412.JPG" /> <em>The Bintulu team presentation<br /></em><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The Kidurong team remarked on the interesting time that they had and what they had learned. The Bintulu boys enjoyed themselves and learnt something of bird watching although they had some difficulties differentiating Sandpipers from Sparrows while the Kidurong bunch thought that stick insects might have been lobsters! All seem to be fascinated by the activities and behaviours of the Odonata species, which was truly quite a spectacle to observe, and very pretty pictures were taken by the students.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Then it was time to pack up and go home. The bus was waiting and brought everyone safely back to Bintulu by 4.30pm.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">It felt good to start the CABEP 2011 program so well, after the pilot last year when we were doing things for the first time, and then working out over the last few months how to make it even better.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">With the availability of the new binoculars and cameras so kindly made possible by the grant from the CIMB Foundation, we were indeed able to make wildlife observation much more interesting and engaging for the students, and they would certainly learn much more from the fieldtrip. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We would like to thank Patrick and his team at the Samarakan Training Centre for hosting us.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We are again indebted to the speakers who gave the benefit of their expertise as well as their weekends to the students, Jocelyn, Marilyn and Malcom from the SFC, Alex and Ollince from the Conservation Department of the Sarawak Planted Forest. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">My utmost thanks to Joannes Unggang, Conservation Manager of SPF, for organising the scientific program and much of the logistics, as well as for the inspiration that we constantly draw from his wonderful photography.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-40449259202766208582011-03-08T12:16:00.002+08:002011-03-08T12:20:13.065+08:00CABEP 2011The CABEP 2011 field trip to Samarakan with students from SMK Bintulu and Kidurong took place on the 5-6 March.<br /><br /><br />For photographs of the trip, please go to our facebook "naturalsciencesocietybintulu".D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-89361841305684508812011-03-08T12:14:00.002+08:002011-03-08T12:16:11.634+08:00MNS Firefly Survey & Monitoring WorkshopThe above workshop will take place on the 26-27 March 2011.<br /><br />There are limited places available for members of NSS who are interested in joining.<br /><br />Please contact us at <a href="mailto:nssbtu@gmail.com">nssbtu@gmail.com</a> if you are interested in joining.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-40924027724621472782011-03-08T12:11:00.003+08:002011-03-14T12:58:01.429+08:00Natural Science LectureTittle: The Biogeography Of Birds In Borneo<br /><br />Speaker: Professor Frederick Sheldon ( Louisiana State University)<br /><br />Date: 17th March 2011 ( Thursday) 4-6pm<br /><br />Venue: Dewan Kuliah Pusat 2B<br /> University Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus.<br /><br />Please contact us at <a href="mailto:nssbtu@gmail.com">nssbtu@gmail.com</a> if you are interested in attending this lecture.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-82503611150603932092011-03-08T12:08:00.002+08:002011-03-08T12:11:37.613+08:00Water & Energy Conservation LectureThe above lecture will be held at the LAKU office (behind Sin Siang Hai Furniture Shop) on 12 March 2011 (Saturday) 2-4pm.<br /><br />Speakers: Mr Chang Kuet Shian (LAKU Bintulu Area Manager)<br /> Mr Benjamin Toh ( Engineer, SESCO)<br /><br />This talk is targetted at school students but if you are interested to attend, please contact us at <a href="mailto:nssbtu@gmail.com">nssbtu@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br />Thank you.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375984163801828140.post-86625859180033032922010-12-29T12:42:00.002+08:002010-12-29T12:45:06.873+08:00Annual General MeetingThe Annual General Meeting of The Natural Science Society Bintulu Sarawak will be held on the 6th January 2011 (Thursday) 4pm at 87 Park City Commerce Square, 97000 Bintulu. (Lawyer Lau's office David Allen Sagah Teng).<br /><br />All members are cordially invited to attend.D Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411647988135437814noreply@blogger.com0