African Snakebite Institute’s Post

One of the KRCP's main biodiversity-related objectives is to secure critical orangutan habitat and population. The orangutan monitoring is conducted through a combination of aerial nest observation and ground-based surveys. The Project collaborates with the Sabah-based, orangutan-focused NGO ‘HUTAN’ (www.hutan.org.my) to monitor the Kuamut orangutan population. This involves a combined approach including 5-yearly aerial nest surveys (by helicopter), and ground-based monitoring using a network of line transects, supplemented by other observations such as using camera trapping at key locations. #krcp #kuamut #conservation #orangutan  #monitoring #biodiversity #sabah Philip Ulok Sunarto Sunarto Yani Saloh Glen Reynolds JT Zee

Klarety Report for Cyclone Kabayan (Jelawat), December 23, 2023 - Summary: Tropical Cyclone Kabayan, internationally known as Jelawat, struck the Philippines, weakening into a tropical depression post-landfall in Davao Oriental, Mindanao. Initial data report damage to over P7 million in agriculture in Davao de Oro and significant housing and infrastructure damage. The cyclone also caused preemptive evacuations, displacing more than 102,477 families and isolating communities, such as those in Barangay Pichon. Despite downgrading to a low-pressure area, Kabayan remains a concern for potential redevelopment and continued heavy rainfall across affected regions. Local and national agencies are responding with established relief operations. Read our full report here: Cyclone Kabayan (Jelawat) - https://lnkd.in/ep6JqrhF #CrisisResponse #AI #SatelliteImagery #UN #RedCross #DoS #EmergencyManagement #DepartmentofState #Klarety #cyclone #philippines

The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile, and adult males can reach lengths of more than 7m (23ft). There are about 20,000 to 30,000 saltwater crocodiles worldwide, with Indonesia being one of the most important habitats. In Bangka Island of Indonesia, decades of tin exploitation have stripped the island of its forest, leaving behind thousands of vast craters and pits that resemble a lunar landscape. And as land deposits diminish, miners are turning to the sea. That means saltwater crocodiles, which can also live in freshwater, are squeezed out of their natural habitats. Now they are living in abandoned and active mining pits close to people's homes, contributing to the rise in attacks.

Factors influencing Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) burrow selection in the Chandragiri-Champadevi hills of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal https://lnkd.in/gZu64w6V