PTY Feature: Hannah’s Project
As part of their Professional Training Year placements at DGFC, Cardiff University students undertake their own research project. Read about Hannah’s work on comparing the efficacy of different frog sampling techniques.
A Wild Weekend at Tanjung Aru State Library
A recent education event targeting children and university students was jointly held by DGFC and the Sabah State Library. The event focused on raising awareness about the dangers threatening Sabah’s tropical ecosystems and why conservation efforts are so important.
Crime Scene Management and Advanced Investigative Techniques Course
The final training session held last week provided thirty participants from 14 government and non-government organizations with a comprehensive range of tactics that the enforcement officers can use to tackle organized wildlife crime.
Royal Holloway students faced with theft of fruit baits
17 students attended the inaugural Royal Holloway Borneo Field Course, staying for two weeks at DGFC this summer.
British poet, novelist and author Ruth Padel visits DGFC
As part of her research in Southeast Asia for her upcoming book about elephants, Ruth visited Danau Girang Field Centre to look for signs of the Bornean elephant.
Joint visit by Cardiff and Wyoming to explore research collaborations
From 27–30 October, Danau Girang Field Centre welcomed a joint visit from Cardiff University and the University of Wyoming to continue exploring a collaboration between the field centres of the respective universities.
Maz and Amanda start their PhDs
Our very own Maz and Amanda have both begun their PhDs at Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) after being awarded scholarships by the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University.
Pangolin project allows better understanding of viral transmissions
In collaboration with the University of Hong Kong, Danau Girang Field Centre is exploring the potential role the Sunda or Malayan pangolin plays in the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in humans.
New efforts to monitor carbon launched at Regrow Borneo sites, and more!
Monitoring of carbon and biodiversity species at selected sites feeds efforts to mitigate climate change and forest fragmentation by restoring degraded riverine and swamp forest within the Lower Kinabatangan Floodplain.
Asian elephants prefer habitats on the boundaries of protected areas
New research, offering the most comprehensive analysis of Asian elephant movement and habitat preference to date, finds that elephants prefer habitats on the periphery of protected areas, rather than the areas themselves.