A trail camera captured this image of a juvenile white-handed gibbon running across a path in the Panti Forest Reserve during a Malaysian Nature Society scientific expedition into the Panti Bird Sanctuary. — VINCENT CHOW
Scientists have long known that the Panti Forest Reserve in Johor is rich in biodiversity but a recent expedition is also throwing up an interesting question.
A team studying flora during a 21-month expedition made an unusual find: a high diversity of montane (or mountain) species even though the sanctuary is only at an elevation of 484m – montane species are usually found at much higher elevations.
Gallery: Panti Bird Sanctuary
A trail camera captured this image of a juvenile white-handed gibbon running across a path in the Panti Forest Reserve during a Malaysian Nature Society scientific expedition into the Panti Bird Sanctuary. — VINCENT CHOW
A male red-naped trogon in the Panti Forest Reserve. — CON FOLEY
A curious small toothed palm civet in the Panti Forest Reserve. — NICK BAKER
A slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum barbatum) in full bloom. This image was captured at Gunung Ledang, Johor. — VINCENT CHOW
Clustered flowers of Burmannia championii, one of the many plant species found at the Panti Bird Sanctuary in the Panti Forest Reserve. — BIAN TAN
A leopard cat caught on camera among foliage at the Panti Forest Reserve. — NICK BAKER
Members of the Malaysian Nature Society's scientific expedition to the Panti Bird Sanctuary in the Panti forest reserve. — ABBOTT CHONG
Into the unknown: A view of the path into Panti Bird Sanctuary in the Panti Forest Reserve in Kota Tinggi, Johor. — VINCENT CHOW
