Stop the Kelau Dam Project

Here we go again. Instead of addressing the water management issues , the government has gone ahead and approved a RM3.8 billion dam project. This massive income for a relative few investors will take away the livelihood and homes of the voiceless many.

And as usual, the people are sitting on the losing side of the fence. The current Selangor government has announced that consumers in Selangor will enjoy free water for usage of up to 20 cubic metres. Are we appeasing the GODs or the people? You know where the water goes ~ down the drains and into gutters half the time anyway. The country's waterpiping system is archaic and needs a great big overhaul. But nope, thats not the way to do it..to counter the water loss, we just have to build more dams and it's a dandy way to get to prime forested areas that have been gazetted as reserves.

Please log into www.coac.org.my/ if you have any concerns at all for anyone else.

Borneo's Orangutans ~ Where do they go when their homes are destroyed?

Organisations such as Sepilok Orangutan Appeal UK are fighting desperately against time to save these precious apes from going the way of the Dodo.

There are currently too many of these individuals being homed at Sepilok Orangutan Centre and more are expected to be sent there as Borneo's rainforest continue to be ravaged and land conversion into plantations are pushing them out of their homes.

With so many residents at Sepilok , the centre will soon be running out of space for them. Plans are ongoing to re-home a number at Tabin Wildlife Reserve. But relocation is expensive and your help is sorely needed. Think you can help?

 

 

 

Take a look at www.orangutan-appeal.org.uk/

The Malayan Tiger ~ help end the tiger trade

The Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti). In the 1920’s when Malaya was almost entirely covered in jungle, the tiger was man’s no.1 enemy. Villagers were afraid to leave their homes at night for fear that they may be ambushed along the way by a hungry tiger. Today, wildlife trafficking, intense development and clearing of jungles for plantations are pushing these formidable beasts into extinction. If we don't start protecting their habitats and implementing more stringent set of laws against wildlife trafficking, the tigers will - in less than a century be just an iconic mythological creature. Find out more on what you can do locally for our tigers at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.wwf.org.my