Dear all,
Please find below an invitation to a talk to be held at UNIMAS.
Please confirm your attendance by sending an email to : tsendi@ibec.unimas.my
Thank you.
Regards
MNS Kuching Branch
On behalf of the Director of IBEC, I wish to invite Prof/Dr/Sir/Madam to attend our IBEC Seminar Series as below:
Date |13 April 2010 (Tuesday)
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Speaker :| Ms. Gillian Braulik, Marine Biologist University of St. Andrew, UK
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Topic: | “Methods for Studying and Conserving Small Population of Dolphins in Asia”
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Time: | 1:00pm – 2:00pm (Lunch Hour Talk),
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Venue: | Tutorial Room 5, Level G, IBEC/FRST Building, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Speakers Background:
Gill Braulik is a marine biologist specializing in research and conservation of marine and freshwater dolphins in Asia. She has spent the last ten years working on the Indus River dolphin which is a species endemic to Pakistan that persists in a river system fragmented by damsand barrages and degraded by water diversion for irrigation. Ms Braulik has also been conducting baseline abundance surveys, identifying threats and in the design of protected areas for coastal dolphins in various parts of Asia including Iran, Bangladesh, India and Hong- Kong.
Abstract:
Methods for studying and conserving small populations of dolphins in Asia Gill Braulik University of St. Andrews, UK
Many marine mammal populations in Asia occur as small, isolated populations in restricted habitat making them extremely vulnerable to human-caused mortality. Coastal and riverine populations of Irrawaddy dolphins are among the most threatened of the world's cetacean species, and populations such as those found in Kuching, are of high conservation importance. The two methods most commonly used to assess and monitor trends in abundance of cetaceans are line transect surveys and photo-identification; these will be discussed in relation to long-term studies on coastal dolphins in Hong Kong and Bangladesh. Identification of critical habitat or hotspots of cetacean occurrence as well as an evaluation of the type, magnitude and strategies for managing threats are vital for design of protected areas appropriate for managing whales and dolphins.
http://www.wdcs.org/submissions_bin/indus_river_dolphins_pakistan.pdf
http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_140752_en.pdf
Please confirm your attendance by sending an email to : tsendi@ibec.unimas.my
Lunch Hour Talk (1-2pm) on 13 April (Tuesday) at TR5, Faculty of Resources Sciences/IBEC Building
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