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It was in the mid-vacation of the semester when the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mindanao, Philippines decided to conduct their annual medical-dental outreach program in Pisan, Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines. The area is one remote area in the municipality

If done well, REDD+ projects (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) may not only save carbon rich forests, but also protect embattled biodiversity. But what’s the best way to ensure both and carbon and species are preserved under REDD+, a program that pro

The genus Cynopterus, known as the short-nosed fruit bats or dog-faced fruit bats, is widely distributed throughout the Indo-Malayan region of Southeast Asia.  Discriminating between species in this genus is rather difficult, and is further complicated by the fact that many species re

Congratulations to Vu Dinh and his co-authors on the description of new Hipposideros species from Vietnam. This new cryptic species from the armiger-species group, H. griffini is similar to H. armiger in its external characteristics but appears to have higher echolocation frequencies

Upper hill dipterocarp forests in Malaysia are often understudied due to their rough terrain. This study introduces the assemblage of understorey insectivorous bats that are found in upper hills and briefly compares it with a 1995 study conducted in the lowlands of the same forest. Jo

Progress Summary, February 19, 2012 Prepared by Tammy Mildenstein and C.E. Nuevo A progress report is available for the revision of the 1992 IUCN Old World Fruit Bat Conservation Action Plan (see attached below). At this point, the project is >20% through with revising the species