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| Green Sabah: Happy arrivals in <b>Kinabatangan</b> jungle Posted: 01 May 2012 06:06 PM PDT KINABATANGAN: March proved to be a happy month for researchers when they sighted a couple of new arrivals in the jungle of the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. The Kinabatangan Nocturnal Primate Programme that started at Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) in March 2010 saw a baby tarsier and a newly born slow Loris when tracking their mothers that had been fitted with radio collars. The good news was released in a joint press statement by the Sabah Wildlife Department and DGFC yesterday. An adult female tarsier that was collared on 8 March this year turned out to be an expecting mother. "Whilst tracking her the following week, she was observed with a tiny offspring. The baby was thought to be no more than a few days old," said Alice Miles, a Cardiff University student leading the programme at DGFC. "It will be extremely interesting to follow the behavior of the mother and her offspring, and document maternal care in the species. This is very exciting," concluded Alice. On 16 March, a slow Loris was caught and named 'Boss'. She was fitted with a radio-collar and released where she was found. "While finding her sleeping site on the 21st of March, we were surprised to see her resting with an infant amongst vines. The infant was possibly a few months old," said Saroto Payar, a research field assistant at DGFC, who is working on the nocturnal primate programme with Alice. "We believe that she hid her offspring while she went on a hunt for insects. She was very nervous during the collaring, we then understood why. She was worried about her infant left behind. We released her at the same spot where she was caught, and a few days later we saw her with her infant," said Saroto. The programme fully funded by three American zoos (Columbus, Cleveland and Phoenix), is reaching its climax with four individuals currently tracked in the forest, two female tarsiers, one male tarsier that was rescued in a plantation and released here, and one female slow Loris. "Little is known about the nocturnal primates in Borneo and this project will provide valuable information on their behaviour and ecology in degraded forests. We are also happy to be able to provide good news to the people of Sabah about their wildlife. We are convinced that it will raise their interest in protecting their forests," explained Benoit Goossens, Director of DGFC. Source: http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/57351 Green Sabah says: Its great that some new species have made their way into our Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, it shows that the conservation works are done well till more animals are making this their new habitat. Good job from the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. |
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