In this month's roundup of environmental news with Macaranga's Wong Siew Lyn & Law Yao Hua, we remember and pay tribute to the late Balu Perumal, MNS's Head of Conservation, who passed away from COVID-19 in early August. We also remember those who lost their lives in the devastating floods in Kedah, and discuss whether logging and deforestation played a part in the devastation caused by the heavy rainfall. Finally, we look at how the banteng - the wild cattle of Borneo - are being poached to a point that their species might be wiped out altogether in the state, and efforts being put in place to stop their decline.

Image credit: Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Facebook, EPA-EFE & Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC)

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories:  Environment,  Science

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Earth Matters,  Balu Perumal,  Macaranga,  COVID-19,  Kedah,  Gunung Jerai,  flash flooding,  flooding,  deforestation,  logging,  banteng,  illegal poaching,  captive breeding,