FWD: Crab expert envies Sarawak’s biodiversity

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Sunday, March 16, 2003

Crab expert envies Sarawak & #8217;s biodiversity

 

 

KUCHING: A Singaporean, who started his research on crabs in Sarawak 20 years

ago, is envious of the state & #8217;s rich biodiversity resources.

 

National University Singapore Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research director

Dr Peter Ng said researchers were still finding all kinds of strange animals in

Sarawak and it would take time to identify some of the new species.

 

“You have a heritage that l am envious of,” he said at a talk on “The lure of

Sarawak & #8211; exploring the animal wonders of Borneo” at the state library on

Friday. Dr Ng suggested that local native names be added to the scientific names

of interesting animals and plants in the state.

 

He said large-scale land clearing had seriously destroyed the natural habitat

and killed the fishes.

 

“Because the habitat is disappearing, fish has become rare,” he said.

 

Dr Ng said Sarawak had a special place in natural history as it was here that

Alfred Wallace developed the breakthrough ideas on how evolution worked.

 

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