Marine biologist receives RM480k grant to study Malaysia's endangered dugongs

Malaysian scientist Dr Louisa Ponnampalan receives a RM480,000 fellowship in marine conservation for her research on endangered dugongs off the coast of Johor.

Marine biologist Dr Louisa Ponnampalam has been awarded the 2014 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to conduct research on Malaysia’s population of dugongs. The award comes with US$150,000 (RM480,000) for a three-year project to address conservation challenges facing our oceans.