Dear members and friends,
We would like to invite you for an interesting talk about Managin
Speakers: Oswald Braken Tisen, General Manager &
Rambli Ahmad, Ecologist, Sarawak Forestry Corporation.
Date: Wednesday 24 April 2019
Time: 7.30-9.30 PM ( Please be on time)
Venue : Islamic Information Centre (Lower Baruk)
Jalan Ong Tiang Swee (behind Swinburne University)
Entrance: Free of charge but donations are always welcome.
Please register by email latest by 23 April by email mnskuching@gmail.com to confirm your seat.
Managing Shorebirds at Bako-Buntal Bay
Bako-Buntal Bay(BBB) extends from the northern tip of the Santubong peninsula, down its east-facing coast, and eastwards to Kuala Bako. The bay formed between the Santubong and Bako peninsulas contains extensive intertidal mudflats fringed with mangrove forest.
BBB is the first and only East Asian-Australasian Partnership (EAAFP) Flyway Network site in Malaysia. Thousands of shorebirds winter here every migratory season. Thus, it plays an important role in providing a roosting and feeding area for the migrants to complete their journey.
A Sarawak state-wide survey of waterbirds in 2011, conducted by Malaysian Nature Society, recorded a total of 35,338 birds in the whole of Bako-Buntal Bay Flyway Network Site, representing 50% of all shorebirds counted in Sarawak, making BBB the most important site for migratory birds in the State.
There are at least 30 species of shorebirds which stopover from September-February each year. Threatened
Malaysian Nature Society Kuching Branch has invited Mr Oswald Braken Tisen, General Manager, and Mr Ramli Ahmad, Ecologist, both of Sarawak Forestry Corporation to talk on managing BBB and the shorebirds in these areas.
What does the future hold for these birds?
How do we manage these birds?
Please come and join us to find out.
Regards,
Cynthia Lobato
MNSKB Secretariat
