CICASP | Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology

Research

I have always been fascinated by how different primate species manage to share the same habitat in the wild. What allows them to live side by side without outcompeting each other? What are the cons and pros? To answer this, I've am now focusing on a key hotspot for primate diversity--the Lower Kinabatangan region in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

For my Master's research, I'm studying the endangered proboscis monkey, an iconic primate known for its quirky long nose and riverine lifestyle. Particularly, I'm assessing the current population status of this endagered species in the Lower Kinabatangan region, at the same time, investigating the long-term population trends of sympatric primate species in Sabah, including silvered langurs, long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques, and analyse their future trajectories.

With better insights, we can support stronger, science-based conservation strategies that protect not just one species, but the entire community of primates that makes Borneo so unique.

Background

April 2023 - present: Postgraduate Student, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan

August 2016 - October 2020: Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

June 2015 - June 2016: Foundation in Science, Melaka Matriculation College, Malaysia

January 2010 - December 2014: Junior & High School, The Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia

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