23 Jul (Fri): Talk on "Borneo's Last, Mysterious Civet"

The Hose’s civet is one of the world’s least known carnivores. Endemic to the rugged mountains of Northern Borneo, its preferred habitat is thought to be the extremely wet, mist-covered, mossy, mountainous forests in Sabah and Sarawak. It is a creature so rare that even the nomadic Penan who inhabit the area do not have a name for it in their native language.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Malaysia’s Upper Baram Project, however, has changed all that with a stunning 14 confirmed images, the highest encounter rate ever for this extremely rare species. This talk gives an introduction to the work of WCS Malaysia, focusing on the Upper Baram Project, and the small carnivores found there.

The talk is free, all are welcome.

This talk is organised by the National Parks Board and Wildlife Conservation Society - Malaysia as part of International Year of Biodiversity 2010 celebrations.

More information on the NParks facebook page.

Time: 11am–12pm
Venue: Botany Centre Classroom 1, Level 3, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/
Contact: Nanthini Elamgovan at nanthini_elamgovan@nparks.gov.sg