The Langur Project: Penang Bridges Urbanisation With Wildlife Wellbeing
By Grace Sudita
September 2024 FEATURE
BEING BORN IN the year of the Monkey, I am often reminded of my connection to them. As soon as the year commences, my mother would hurry into Popular bookstore on the third floor of Gurney Plaza to purchase one of those Feng Shui horoscope books, eager to have a brief outlook on what the year ahead would hold for us both. I recall my childhood days growing up in the southern town of Sanur on the island of Bali,...
References
- [1] https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/06/702777/wildlife-department-launches-probe-poisoned-monkeys
- [2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000hrfv/primates-series-1-1-secrets-of-survival?seriesId=unsliced
- [3] https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5320509/+40
- [4] https://twycrosszoo.org/explore/animals/dusky-langur/#:~:text=They%20are%20native%20to%20Malaysia,87%20different%20species%20of%20plant
- [5] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22039/17960562
Grace Sudita
is often referred to by her friends as “BBB” (British, Burmese and Balinese) because of her unique ethnic background. In her free time, she spends time adding gazillions of films to her watch list on Letterboxd and yet rarely actually watches them.
