Firefly surprise in Bukit Kiara


(From left) Tan, Ahmad Syaharuddin, Kriban, Wan Faridah, Yeoh, Koay, Monash University Malaysia School of Science PhD student Fathan AM and research assistant Tan Wei Jack with a model of the rediscovered firefly species. — Photos: MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

Live sighting not seen since 1921 sparks calls for better long-term protection of green lung in Kuala Lumpur

A FIREFLY species has been rediscovered in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, more than 100 years after it was last seen.

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