Remembering Robert W C Shelford
I WONDER if the foundations of the present Malaysian Nature Society were firmly laid by such eminent Victorian naturalists as…
Browsing: Nature Matters
Sarawak’s soil system
WHAT is our earth really like underneath the concrete and tarmac? What sort of soils do we have in gardens…
The elusive Borneo pygmy elephant
IT was in conversation with a former student of mine that my thoughts drifted towards this article. Dr Kate Evans…
Keeping to the Cites agreement
MY last article waxed lyrical on the plight of sun bears and clouded leopards, two of many threatened species of…
Protecting endangered species
THE relatively recent The Borneo Post articles on coral reef clearance in Sematan and the success of wildlife rangers and…
A deer tale
IN recent weeks, I have seen two species of European deer: the artifi cial ones decorating shopping malls in Malaysia,…
The sting in the tail of a tropical cyclone
IT was early in my teaching career, in the late 1960s, in teaching meteorology to senior students at a Nautical…
For the love of a hobby
REMINGTON Ling turned his back on a good-paying job to pursue his hobby.