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Climate change is a term used to describe  long-term weather changes that is still happening over the globe and always been linked with global warming. Average Earth's temperature was increasing without any decline records since a few decades ago. Researchers realized this increasing pattern in 1850 and since then, they recorded the daily temperature without fail. The world today shows that Earth is 1°C warmer compared to years between 1850 to 1900. Each 1°C absorbs 7% of Earth's humidity and make surrounding even drier. Although the natural weather system like El Niño could help in balancing the Earth's surface temperature, but human hands will never stop to make global warming and climate change worsen. Causes of climate change The main causes of global warming is the greenhouse gases (GHG) emission . The key gases of GHG are carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The gases cannot evaporate and become renewable sources like water do. They will forever trapped inside...

Wildlife plays an important role in balancing the environment by providing stability to different processes of nature. Nature and wildlife have been largely connected with humans for social, economic, and scientific reasons. Animals for instance, have been highly beneficial in providing food, clothing, as well as source of income. Human’s life is almost impossible without the support of wildlife. Nevertheless, wildlife has always been mistaken as violent, unrestrained, and fierce creatures. The term ‘wildlife’ is in fact, not only caters to wild animals but also takes into account all undomesticated life forms including plants, fungi, birds, insects, and even microscopic organisms. However, perceptions about wildlife are always influenced by cultural or societal stereotypes such as films or television programs. When perceptions about wildlife are inaccurate due to misinformation, the perceptions can become irrational. Irrational fears can lead to negative feelings and build destructi...

Shark fin soup is a traditional soup or stewed dish found in Chinese cuisine. The shark fins provide texture, while the taste comes from other soup ingredients. It is commonly served at special occasions such as wedding and banquets or as luxury foods back then. These days however, the soup can be commonly found in most of Asia's seafood restaurants (including non-Chinese restaurants) as the demand is increasing by years. As the shark fins markets are soaring up, do we know how much cost it takes to prepare one dish of shark fin soup? In this context, we already admitted that the time they spent, boat, and fuel costs are approximately same as commercial fishing. Regardless species of fish captured, the ground costs are inevitable in fishing activity. Shark fin soup served hot. Preparing fins for a bowl of shark fin soup must have been involving a shark finning activity. Now, we take a look how much costs sharks and our earth have to take by shark finning activities. Shark finning ...

Her age is beyond a century. Ages never become a reason for her to stop striving for daily sustenance. That is what we can learn from this outstanding grandma, originated from Kampung Telok Berembang, Tuba Island, Langkawi, Malaysia. Her stories had been told widely in local newspapers and documentary program channels. Sepora Mat Amin, or simply known as Tok Pora, is a 105-year-old grandma that is still going to the sea coastal to catch shrimps and shellfish. Tok Pora is a mother of six, is seen actively performing her daily routine doing home works and outdoor activities. Tok Pora. Living free from any chronic diseases.  Tok Pora however no longer goes out to the open sea to comply with her family's wishes which advised her to rest now and no more doing tough jobs, but she still insists on keeping herself busy. Her life was not easy back then and the sea provided her a livelihood that sustained Tok Pora and her late husband so they could raise their family. "I ...

Recent cases of jellyfish stings in Malaysia are increasing due to the hot and dry season coming to the country. As a giant plankton, jellyfish movement majorly influenced by the water current. Thus, the species do not belong to one static area. For instance,  Chiropsoides Buitendijki and Morbakka are frequent species found in Malaysia but recently, species of  Physalia Physilis  (Portuguese Man O' War) has been sighted as well in Peninsular of Malaysia. This shows that, it is not under human's control to identify their favorite places to visible. Best we can do to avoid jellyfish stings is precaution from our side. Please always alert with surrounding area and prepare knowledge about the pre-treatments. Chiropsoides Buitendijki sp . Small but a deadly jellyfish. Morbakka sp . Look like common plastic. Physalia Physilis sp . or Portuguese Man O' War. Beautiful and venomous one. 12 February 2020 - 11 carcasses and 10 alive of Portuguese Man O' War found on Kekabu Islan...

Wildlife smuggling and trafficking activities are increasing rapidly worldwide. Illegal wildlife trade is the third most lucrative criminal industry in the world after drugs and firearms. Wildlife crimes do not exclude Malaysia from being involved. Shockingly, the increasing numbers were supported with the existence of platforms like social medias and online store applications. If we are able to pretend like a potential buyer, we could easily straight away find the suppliers after searching them in facebook or instagram. Try to put in keywords such as "wildlife", "exotic", "pets", and "rare species" in the search box and you will find a list of exotic animal sellers, not just locals but also abroad. Strangely, the available exotic animals in market include those rare species and obviously they were trafficked from another countries. EXOTIC PETS Most popular species demanded by buyers as pets are Malayan Pangolin ( tenggiling ), baby monkeys , an...