All five of Malaysia’s gibbon species are endangered, facing threats from deforestation, hunting and the illegal pet trade.
But in the forests of Pahang and Sabah, a group of women are fighting to turn things around. They are Malaysia’s first all-female, all-Indigenous wildlife rangers team, working with the Gibbon Conservation Society to rescue, rehabilitate and return gibbons to the wild.
Joining BFM to talk about this are the Gibbon Conservation Society’s Founder, Mariani Ramli, and three of the Indigenous rangers: Melda Yapi, Sunnyda Yok Nun, and Lily Din. The rangers discuss their journey into wildlife conservation, their challenges as Indigenous women working in the field, and their hopes for Malaysia’s gibbons.
Presented and produced by Juliet Jacobs/BFM
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
