Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) senior lecturer Zulhazaman Hamzah has called for the preservation of the habitat of a rare Rafflesia species nemed Kerri found at Lojing Highlands in Gua Musang recently

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Lecturer ProtectRafflesia in L HighlandsKOTA BARU Universiti MalaysiaSabah UMS senior lecturerZulhazaman Hamzah has calledfor the preservation of the habitatof a rare Rafflesia species nemedkerrii found at Lojing Highlands inGua Musang recentlyZulhazman who led an 18 dayLojing Highlands scientific expedition said he was worried thespecies would go extinct inMalaysia as its habitat was outside a forest reserveThis species also found insouthern Thailand can vanishanytime if not preserved or if theland is developed he said at theclosing ceremony of the expedition at Universiti MalaysiaKelantan UMKZulhazman said apart from theRafflesia the expedition conducted research on various rare floraand fauna i iThe research alld its findingswill be exhibited in Septemberand documented for referenceand further research he saidMeanwhile UMK ViceChancellor Prof Dr ZainaiMohamed said the expeditionwas the first ever by the universityAs a new university the exposure is vital for UMK students toencourage them to do moreresearch he saidDr Zainai said the expeditionwas also aimed at encouragingeco tourism especially thatinvolving orang asliNatural resources such as hotsprings waterfalls and orang asliarts and culture are aplenty inLojing and this be commercialised as tourism products hesaidSix public universities participated in the expedition UMSUMK Universiti Putra MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaInternational Istamic Uniyerisityof Malaysia Universiti SainsMalaysia and Global EnvironmentCentre a non governmentalorganisation Bernama

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