Before volunteering with LPP, if you asked me what studying monkeys is like, I’d envision crouching behind bushes deep in the jungle, trying my best to stay out of sight of my specimens. Imagine my surprise when my study site turned out to be a regular suburb. As I would soon discover, the langurs were…
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Beyond an Internship: A Chapter Filled with Gratitude
Interning with LPP has been a transformative journey that reshaped the way I see wildlife, conservation, and even myself. When I was surveying options for my internship placement, I felt completely lost. As an Ecology and Biodiversity student, my interests were always broad: insects, mammals, amphibians, reptiles… I loved them all! Because of that, choosing…
Lives between Branches 🍃 – A Dusky Langur community art exhibition ✨🐒
It all began with a spark of inspiration, when Trisha, a clay artist from @clay.pu saw wild dusky langurs occasionally visiting her home-based studio, located in a quaint hillside neighbourhood in Tanjung Bungah. 🏡 When Trisha reached out to Langur Project Penang, we instantly clicked, sharing one vision: to raise awareness for the urban dusky langurs in…
Have Empathy
Words by Lisa Tang As you become older, your dreams and aspirations change. I realised it doesn’t matter what studies you did or what experience or background you have, anyone can volunteer. There is a classic saying: “When there is a will, there’s a way.” The account ‘Langur Project Penang’ landed in my algorithm. I…
Langur Project Penang (LPP) 