Information of small mammal diversity in Kelantan is still scarce, but a recent survey of small mammals was conducted in Gunung Stong State Park. Trapping with standard mist nets and harp traps generated five new distributional records of bats in Gunung Stong State Park and a first re

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

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

I am happy to say that our recent publication on the insights into social organization and genetic that can be gained from combining spatially explicit capture data with microsatellite analysis of genetic structure is now available online. The study was conducted at Krau Wildlife Rese

Borneo’s rainforests are renowned for their high levels of biodiversity, including >93 species of bat, but are facing unprecedented levels of conversion.  In a bid to safeguard Borneo’s biodiversity the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia recently signed a declaration to

A constant difficulty faced by biodiversity practitioners is the lack of information available on the distribution of the species they study. This then limits our ability to develop meaningful species conservation plans, particularly for regions such as Southeast Asia. It is therefore

Congratulations to the Prince of Songkla University team for a very relevant publication on the effects of rubber plantations on the diversity bats in peninsular Thailand. Phansamai Phommexay used acoustic monitoring and trapping to compare the diversity and activity of understorey in

It is widely recognized that the diversity of species that persist in forest fragments is likely to be a reduced subset of that in larger intact systems, but what of the genetic diversity of species holding on in fragments? In this June’s issue of Ecology Letters, Matt Struebig