Rajah Brooke Birdwing butterfly
Major Threat to Semai Ecotourism
The Semai village of Ulu Geroh in Malaysia has been much noted by the press, as recently as last week, for its community approach to promoting ecotourism in the nearby forests. Nearly a decade ago, the villagers realized that saltlicks in their region were quite important to the rare Rajah Brooke birdwing butterflies. They also […]
Semai Tourism Develops Sophisticated Outreach
A newspaper story last Saturday featured the village of Ulu Geroh, in Malaysia, where local Semai guides take tourists to see the Rajah Brooke Birdwing butterflies and the rare Rafflesia flowers. The story in The Star updates information provided by an AFP dispatch on the subject in November. The community-based organization that hosts tourists is […]
Semai Forest Preserved Temporarily from Logging
Spectacular Rafflesia flowers and Rajah Brooke Birdwing butterflies are among the highlights of a Semai nature reserve in Perak State, Malaysia, that has faced the threat of logging for years. Last week, the state government issued a stop-work order to prevent any more logging, at least temporarily, in the vicinity of the Bukit Kinta Forest […]
