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Biodiversity From Malaysia: Otters, Bantengs and Fungi

Woo Chee Yoong, Wildlife Biologist & Conservationist, Malaysia Otter Network | Abdul Hamid Ahmad , professor at the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah &, Executive Chairman Bringing Back our Rare Animals (BORA) | Dr Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan, Deputy Director (Research and Innovation), Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

21-May-25 19:00

Biodiversity From Malaysia: Otters, Bantengs and Fungi

In this episode, we celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity by looking at no other place than home: Malaysia has so much to offer, from its dense forests to sprawling wetlands, and species that play a vital role in our ecosystem. We dive into three incredible treasures—Playful otters navigating our waterways, the rare and famously shy Bornean bantengs, and the mysterious world of mushrooms and fungi thriving beneath our feet.

Image Credit: Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  environment,  Law/Activism,  education,  travel

Tags:  malaysian otters,  asian otters,  fungi,  tembadau,  otters,  mushrooms,  banteng,  borneo,  international day for biological diversity,  ecosystem, 


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