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PROJECT 04: An Ecological Study on Sunda Pangolin Population in Gaya Island, Sabah.
On the February 2018, the Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) has been upgraded as one of the fully protected species in Sabah joining the similar rank of orangutan, sun bear and other iconic species under the Sabah Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997. Over the years, the number of individual of this species has been found to be drastically reduced due to the illegal hunting activities. As such, it is also listed under the Critically Endangered status in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) RedList. Thus, this has risen a concern for an immediate research and conservation work to be done in Sabah. Therefore, we grateful to receive sponsorship from the Pangolin Consortium for our upcoming project that is focusing on the ecology of Sunda Pangolin population in Gaya Island.
Photo 1 Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) recorded by camera trap during our preliminary survey in Gaya Island, Sabah
Research paper soon to be published in Journal of Threatened Taxa (JoTT) 2018, entitled:
The Sunda Pangolin (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae: Manis javanica) of Gaya Island, Sabah.
Wildlife Sentinels is extremely grateful to Pangolin Consortium supporting our research on Gaya Island Sunda Pangolin.
Wildife Sentinel is very thankful to Prof. Dr. Baba Musta, the of Dean Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah for giving us scientific support for the Pangolin Research in Gaya Island.
Our gratitude also goes to Prof. Kurtis Jai-Chyi Pei and Mr. Nick Ching, Min-Sun from National Pingtung University of Science and Technology for sharing their knowledge about conducting pangolin research.
Wildlife Sentinels is grateful to the Sabah Park Board of Trustees for giving our research team permission to conduct the Sunda Pangolin study and the authority in Gaya island. Our gratitude also goes to Mdm. Rimi Repin (the Deputy Director of Sabah Park for Research and Education) for her support in this project.
