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Guest: Irshad Mobarak, Naturalist, Conservationist, and Educator, Junglewalla Tours
Gunung Raya Forest Reserve is home to a diverse ecosystem, with wildlife such as great hornbills, black giant squirrels and island flying foxes, just to name a few. The mountain is 220 million years old and composed mainly of granite, and is a part of Southeast Asia’s first UNESCO Global Geopark, chosen because of its geological importance to the region. Recently though, locals have discovered impending logging and sand mining projects at this forest reserve, which could destroy one of Malaysia’s few protected sanctuaries for nature. We find out what's happening over in Langkawi, Kedah from Irshad Mobarak, a naturalist, conservationist, educator, and long-time resident of the island. Irshad also gives us an insider’s look at Langkawi's landscape, seascape, and rich geological history, and why the biodiversity in this area must be preserved and protected at all costs.
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Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
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Irshad Mobarak
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Gunung Raya Forest Reserve
the bigger picture
earth matters
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ecotourism
forest degazettement
habitat loss
wildlife
conservation
species extinction
logging
sand mining
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Guest: Irshad Mobarak, Naturalist, Conservationist, and Educator, Junglewalla Tours
Gunung Raya Forest Reserve is home to a diverse ecosystem, with wildlife such as great hornbills, black giant squirrels and island flying foxes, just to name a few. The mountain is 220 million years old and composed mainly of granite, and is a part of Southeast Asia’s first UNESCO Global Geopark, chosen because of its geological importance to the region. Recently though, locals have discovered impending logging and sand mining projects at this forest reserve, which could destroy one of Malaysia’s few protected sanctuaries for nature. We find out what's happening over in Langkawi, Kedah from Irshad Mobarak, a naturalist, conservationist, educator, and long-time resident of the island. Irshad also gives us an insider’s look at Langkawi's landscape, seascape, and rich geological history, and why the biodiversity in this area must be preserved and protected at all costs.
Image credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
colugo
Irshad Mobarak
Junglewalla
Gunung Raya Forest Reserve
the bigger picture
earth matters
langkawi
ecotourism
forest degazettement
habitat loss
wildlife
conservation
species extinction
logging
sand mining
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