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Primate Behaviour and Ecology Field Course

Danau Girang Field Centre is pleased to be offering a two-week Primate Behaviour and Ecology Field Course in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in Sabah, Borneo from 4-18th August, 2012.

Tuition will focus on satellite and radio tracking of diurnal and nocturnal primates, but also include the following areas: behavioural sampling techniques, census techniques, constructing habitat and phenology profiles, parasite analysis, GPS and primate acoustics. Students already experienced in these skills can begin their project from day one. Due to time constraints, each topic must be approved by the instructor prior to arrival at the field site. Students may be able to pre-arrange independent study or dissertation credit from their school or university. Primates present at the site include: Orang-utan, Proboscis monkey, Silvered leaf-monkey, Bornean gibbon, Long-tail macaque, Pig-tail macaque, Maroon leaf monkey, Western tarsier and Bornean slow loris.

Deadline for applications: 31st January; places filled on a first-come first serve basis along with a £200 deposit.

Please contact the instructor, Danica Stark, to enrol or for more information: danicastark@gmail.com

See also 'Related Resources' or visit us at “Danau Girang Field Centre” on Facebook to see what is currently happening at the station and to see more pictures of the site and surrounding wildlife.

Sabah Wildlife Conservation Colloquium 2012

On 9 and 10 January 2012, Sabah Wildlife Department and the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, together with the NGO HUTAN, the Borneo Conservation Trust and the Danau Girang Field Centre, organised the Sabah Wildlife Conservation Colloquium 2012 at Le Meridien, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. SWCC provided an opportunity for NGOs and social groups to highlight their founded concerns and propose constructive recommendations and guidelines to achieve a sustainable way forward in balancing development with conservation. The general theme of the colloquium was "Harmonising wildlife and biodiversity conservation with national development". Benoit Goossens gave a presentation on the "Updates on current wildlife research in Sabah". Students and staff from DGFC who took part in the colloquium were: Mark Rampangajouw, Lucy Peter, Diana Ramirez, Danica Stark, Nurzhafarina Othman and Megan English. Professor Michael Bruford and Mr John Robertson from Cardiff University made the trip to Sabah, Mike to chair one session and to facilitate the panel discussion and John to give a presentation on "Fundraising for conservation in altered landscapes and ecosystems". The colloquium attracted more than 250 participants from all over the world. You can read more on the outputs of the colloquium on our Facebook page.