{"id":48311,"date":"2024-10-21T08:38:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/a-journey-into-reptiles-amphibians-and-natures-wonders-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T08:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T13:34:55","slug":"borneo-diaries-the-world-congress-of-herpetology-and-wildlife-of-sarawak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/borneo-diaries-the-world-congress-of-herpetology-and-wildlife-of-sarawak\/","title":{"rendered":"Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-50am3vn-d62f95d386a8b947a9f4251f17ee9b96 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  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el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ft9dsz-939df7f7226aef665849050f56527da6\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-939df7f7226aef665849050f56527da6{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-939df7f7226aef665849050f56527da6 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ft9dsz-939df7f7226aef665849050f56527da6 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >octobre 21, 2024<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Rachel Fallas<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" >Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" >Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" >Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-after-meta\">Photo: R. Fallas<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-2levihv-7d594f448fd56703f833a30acbeb6b83 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-48311'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhw4chy-aa454b3cb046e7738309ca6a19e726c6'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Approximately once every four years, the world\u2019s herpetologists are brought together at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcongressofherpetology.org\/\">World Congress of Herpetology<\/a> to geek out about reptiles and amphibians. This year, I was incredibly fortunate to be able to attend the 10th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH) which was hosted in the lush and multicultural setting of Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo from August 5-9 2024. The sudden influx of over 1500 herpetologists did not go unnoticed by the locals &#8211; our presence was acknowledged by local radio stations and even a special address during the opening ceremony from the Premier of the State of Sarawak. Over the course of 5 days, attendees such as myself presented their work, with a total of over 1300 presentations and as many as 15 concurrent sessions running at any given time. Amidst this flurry of presenting, learning and networking, new bonds and connections emerged that will carry the field of herpetology to new and exciting places. However, there was also a great deal of bonding and exploring to be done outside of the Borneo Convention Centre!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3bkn653-d2b39f68352e430f2e9dddd75e97a710 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2up6lmf-eaf72ba44ff40a0f8747e9fa8a6b2755\">\n.avia-image-container.av-2up6lmf-eaf72ba44ff40a0f8747e9fa8a6b2755 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-2up6lmf-eaf72ba44ff40a0f8747e9fa8a6b2755 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-2up6lmf-eaf72ba44ff40a0f8747e9fa8a6b2755 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48318 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48318 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-borneo.jpg' alt='' title='w-borneo'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2gczs53-2307028bb878a67a587e691af691e4a4 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j3cajo-3c81a13c0b5547e65b69ad6dd3da3c13\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3cajo-3c81a13c0b5547e65b69ad6dd3da3c13 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3cajo-3c81a13c0b5547e65b69ad6dd3da3c13 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j3cajo-3c81a13c0b5547e65b69ad6dd3da3c13 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48319 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48319 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-atttendees.jpg' alt='' title='w-atttendees'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-48311'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j3ebs6-1e871def5684874859de4333677b5789'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Left, Borneo rainforest and right, attendees at the World Congress of Herpetology. Photos: Rachel Fallas<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Nighttime Herping in Kubah National Park<\/h3>\n<p>Although conferencing is a rather energy-consuming affair, you could hardly expect a herpetologist to resist the urge to explore Borneo\u2019s many offerings. Particularly when national parks such as Kubah are less than an hour away from the city, and said park is also a prime location for frog-searching. Midway through the conference, a Canadian troop of herpetologists set off for <a href=\"https:\/\/sarawakforestry.com\/parks-and-reserves\/kubah-national-park\/\">Kubah National Park<\/a> after the day\u2019s talks had concluded, as did many other conference attendees. Many amphibians are nocturnal, and in places that are as warm and tropical as Borneo, soaring daytime temperatures mean that the reptiles are also most active at night. As a result, the unique opportunity to explore the park at night is perfect for finding herps. Conditions were promising &#8211; it was as warm and humid as ever, but a timely burst of rainfall provided the ideal conditions for amphibians to emerge. And sure enough, we kicked off the night with an incredible spotting of an elusive caecilian!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j3fyc1-d5cdf4a4d2619c67b5621b3901e57ea0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3fyc1-d5cdf4a4d2619c67b5621b3901e57ea0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3fyc1-d5cdf4a4d2619c67b5621b3901e57ea0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j3fyc1-d5cdf4a4d2619c67b5621b3901e57ea0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48320 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48320 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IchthyophisCaecilian_20240807_KubahNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='IchthyophisCaecilian_20240807_KubahNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j3hjyb-88741132e0a77dedac2e1118299d7c2a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/28104-Ichthyophis\">Ichthyophis sp. caecilian<\/a> that appeared on the wet hiking trail. Photo: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the night was magical, with one finding after another. Our tour guide led us along a hike that was supposedly less than 2 km long, but when we were constantly stopping to ogle every new discovery, we managed to stretch out our hike over several hours. We were led up a slope and finally reached the pinnacle of our hike: the aptly named Frog Pond. A boardwalk encircled the pond from which emanated a chorus of frog calls. Though the boardwalk was fairly elevated above the pond, several of the arboreal frogs met us at eye-level and stared blankly back at us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-m2j3ivoy-df60cf3db17ab64a9d7a12ffb7e71bb9 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j3stba-cb366a78a631be23a9c20810ef294901\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3stba-cb366a78a631be23a9c20810ef294901 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3stba-cb366a78a631be23a9c20810ef294901 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j3stba-cb366a78a631be23a9c20810ef294901 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div 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av-189903b-1cf96ac4d9d59c542cb560bd269d9a92 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j3tvba-5ee6b6673dfd169f94ca98b66de96f4d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3tvba-5ee6b6673dfd169f94ca98b66de96f4d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3tvba-5ee6b6673dfd169f94ca98b66de96f4d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j3tvba-5ee6b6673dfd169f94ca98b66de96f4d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48321 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48321 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-spinyslendertoad.jpg' alt='' title='w-spinyslendertoad'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j3vstk-02db0cce62c08e824561e71594fbcf4a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Some tree frogs and toads spotted at Kubah National Park &#8211; Top-left: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/26597-Polypedates-otilophus\">file-eared tree frog<\/a> (Polypedates otilophus); Top-Right: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/26567-Polypedates-macrotis\">dark-eared tree frog<\/a> (Polypedates macrotis); Bottom-Left: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/21624-Ansonia-minuta\">dwarf slender toad<\/a> (Ansonia minuta); A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/21629-Ansonia-spinulifer\">spiny slender toad<\/a> (Ansonia spinulifer). Photos: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of my personal favourite findings from the night was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/1250430-Pelobatrachus-nasutus\">long-nosed horned frog<\/a>, also known as the Malayan leaf frog (<i>Megophrys nasuta<\/i>). The experienced tour guide was able to quickly pick them out in the leaf litter, but the rest of us needed to do a double-take. Indeed, this species is incredibly camouflaged, sharing the fringed texture and colour as the leaves scattered on the forest floor. Their upper eyelids and snout also extend outward into triangular projections or \u201chorns,\u201d hence their common name.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j3xatb-4988f0bdb46eec3c126c034ba30403a2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3xatb-4988f0bdb46eec3c126c034ba30403a2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j3xatb-4988f0bdb46eec3c126c034ba30403a2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j3xatb-4988f0bdb46eec3c126c034ba30403a2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48326 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48326 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Long-NosedHornedFrog3_20240807_KubahNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='Long-NosedHornedFrog3_20240807_KubahNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j3yhpg-fa3a2ee3ea31d4cf97dc329bd86c6c35'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/1250430-Pelobatrachus-nasutus\">long-nosed horned frog<\/a> (Megrophys nasuta) sitting on some wet leaf litter. Photo: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And as a final addition to the taxonomic diversity that we encountered, we observed a small juvenile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/146513-Trimeresurus-sumatranus\">Sumatra Pit Viper<\/a> (<i>Trimeresurus sumatranus<\/i>) coiled atop a short shrub. The green pit vipers of southeast Asia are known for their vibrant green colouration and reddish tails, and though the young individual we found was not yet fully developed, their pale mauve tail and subtle banding hinted towards the stark patterning they would one day achieve as an adult.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j41xdn-44c20d77ae7b5addf37885eecfc39c35\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j41xdn-44c20d77ae7b5addf37885eecfc39c35 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j41xdn-44c20d77ae7b5addf37885eecfc39c35 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j41xdn-44c20d77ae7b5addf37885eecfc39c35 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48327 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48327 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SumatraPitViper_20240807_KubahNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='SumatraPitViper_20240807_KubahNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j44ixn-7b804c454d285c2ed50865f69c9acecd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A juvenile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/146513-Trimeresurus-sumatranus\">Sumatra pit viper<\/a> (Trimeresurus sumatranus) peering down from the branch of a shrub. Photo: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Meeting Annuar the Bornean Orangutan<\/h3>\n<p>When people think of Bornean wildlife, there are several iconic species that come to mind. Referred to as the Borneo Big 5, some of the most recognizable species are the pygmy elephant, rhinoceros hornbill, estuarine crocodile, proboscis monkey, and orangutan. On day five of the conference, I set out with some new friends to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sarawaktourism.com\/attraction\/semenggoh-nature-reserve\">Semenggoh Wildlife Centre<\/a> in the hopes of spotting one of these majestic species.<\/p>\n<p>The wildlife centre offered a shuttle service to take guests up a hill to the main attraction, but my colleagues and I set off on foot. Along the path, we admired the curated gardens that hosted a colourful array of tropical plants and flowers. However, Semenggoh Wildlife Centre is more than a collection of gardens &#8211; it is a rehabilitation centre and sanctuary for the critically endangered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/43582-Pongo-pygmaeus\">Bornean orangutan<\/a> (<i>Pongo pygmaeus<\/i>). As we reached the top of the hill, we joined the other nature centre visitors and found some shade within view of a feeding platform. The nature centre\u2019s employees set some fruit out on the platforms twice a day, and we were just in time for the afternoon meal time.<\/p>\n<p>After some time, we were starting to lose hope and were preparing ourselves for the possibility that we would luck out on seeing any orangutans. However, as we were getting ready to leave, the crowd around us stirred as a large orangutan appeared out of the forest. The nature centre employees informed us that this was Annuar, one of the larger males living in Semenggoh. He smoothly climbed up to the platform and started to feast on the assortment of fruit that was laid out before him. Our wait was certainly worth it to be able to view this semi-wild orangutan at such close proximity, and it was clear how deserving the species was of their status amongst the \u201cBorneo Big 5.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5dyzs47-2cc38b0e0477b5ec51308738d76f9b77\">\n.avia-image-container.av-5dyzs47-2cc38b0e0477b5ec51308738d76f9b77 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-5dyzs47-2cc38b0e0477b5ec51308738d76f9b77 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-5dyzs47-2cc38b0e0477b5ec51308738d76f9b77 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48329 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48329 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-borneo-organgutan-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='w-borneo-organgutan'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j48tok-132553ac04b45efdb0cfbe87d8590ae2'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Annuar the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/43582-Pongo-pygmaeus\">Bornean orangutan<\/a> (Pongo pygmaeus) eating fruit on a wooden platform. Photo: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>From Ocean to Hilltop and Everything in Between: Bako National Park<\/h3>\n<p>The conference was now finished, but I had one final day to do some exploring around Kuching, and I took the opportunity to visit one of the other major parks near Kuching, <a href=\"https:\/\/bakonationalpark.com\/index.php\">Bako National Park<\/a>. I was joined by two fellow Canadian conference attendees, Briar Hunter and Megan Winand, who both contributed to the important role of spotting as much interesting wildlife as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4t3zlnb-ffaab01d972f912b3f700feb48975874 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j4ctzp-e0655af98ad9a3145d042b5627bbd95e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4ctzp-e0655af98ad9a3145d042b5627bbd95e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4ctzp-e0655af98ad9a3145d042b5627bbd95e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j4ctzp-e0655af98ad9a3145d042b5627bbd95e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-29  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48332 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48332 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-bako-landscape.jpg' alt='' title='w-bako-landscape'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4j0igtz-fdb30c9f340c372a391fc235d99b2a9d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j4dvd4-9b4b8c0f5340d847df55fb47f2b225c0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4dvd4-9b4b8c0f5340d847df55fb47f2b225c0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4dvd4-9b4b8c0f5340d847df55fb47f2b225c0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j4dvd4-9b4b8c0f5340d847df55fb47f2b225c0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48333 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48333 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-intertidal-zone.jpg' alt='' title='w-intertidal-zone'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j4gak0-5ead84feea8ad4189c096c987f7497b5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The landscape and scenery of Bako National Park\u2019s rainforest and intertidal areas. Photos: Rachel Fallas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Getting to Bako required a few extra steps since it is only accessible by boat. We hired a charter boat and were shuttled out to the access point for the park. It was a 20 minute boat ride and we sped along the coastline past some mangroves. We finally arrived at a large beach and we hopped out of the boat into the shallow waters. We were immediately greeted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/42136-Sus-barbatus\">western bearded pig<\/a> (<i>Sus barbatus<\/i>) and some little crabs flitting across the sand. Making our way up from the beach into the mangrove habitat, we encountered a lot of unique coastal critters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ocean.si.edu\/ocean-life\/plants-algae\/mangroves\">Mangrove trees in and of themselves are incredible plants with special adaptations<\/a> that allow them to live in intertidal areas that spend a portion of the day submerged beneath the salty ocean water. Since the ground is usually waterlogged, the roots aren\u2019t able to take up much oxygen, but mangroves have special structures called pneumatophores, which are root-like structures that stick out of the ground to take up extra oxygen. Meanwhile, the mangroves deal with the salty conditions using an efficient salt filtration system that allows them to expel excess salt from the rest of the plant. In some species, you can see the formation of salt crystals on the leaves after they were filtered out of the plant!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3y4fph3-e0a09afa46c76df016110d04b932b8b3 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j4jk2s-0a8fba908ebe7e34aae686068dae2c7d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4jk2s-0a8fba908ebe7e34aae686068dae2c7d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4jk2s-0a8fba908ebe7e34aae686068dae2c7d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j4jk2s-0a8fba908ebe7e34aae686068dae2c7d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-34  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48334 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48334 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-mangrove-tree.jpg' alt='' title='w-mangrove-tree'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3ewfl1z-91309a0dd1ef4ca1227cf3710109f6cc av_one_half  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j4jvik-b8004cc13b9e96c1720a0d0023bd3b94\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4jvik-b8004cc13b9e96c1720a0d0023bd3b94 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j4jvik-b8004cc13b9e96c1720a0d0023bd3b94 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j4jvik-b8004cc13b9e96c1720a0d0023bd3b94 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-36  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48335 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48335 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-mangrove-leaft-salt-crystals.jpg' alt='' title='w-mangrove-leaft-salt-crystals'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j4m4cd-1273c6195d7da59879cfab158c426f39'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Left: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/60338-Rhizophora\">Rhizophora sp.<\/a> mangrove tree; Right: Salt crystals forming on the leaf of a grey mangrove (Avicennia marina), Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Saltcrystals_on_avicennia_marina_var_resinifera_leaves.JPG?uselang=en#Licensing\">Peripirus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Weaving between the mangrove pneumatophores, we spotted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/99876-Emoia-atrocostata\">Littoral whiptail-skink<\/a>, also aptly referred to as the mangrove skink (<i>Emoia atrocostata<\/i>). Meanwhile, fiddler crabs were present in abundance, waving their lopsided claws in the air. Near puddles, we could also see some mudskippers which distinguish themselves from other fish by being able to move about for extended periods of time outside of water. And finally, we stumbled across two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/362577-Carcinoscorpius-rotundicauda\">Mangrove horseshoe crabs<\/a> (<i>Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda<\/i>). These are animals that have fascinated scientists from a variety of fields. Horseshoe crabs have been found in fossils over 400 million years old from the mid-Paleozoic era and have remained practically unchanged for all this time. These living fossils are also incredibly important in the medical field for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/how-horseshoe-crabs-save-lives-3t9lsl\/\">development of vaccines, drugs and cancer treatments<\/a>. Mangrove Horseshoe Crabs in particular produce a type of toxin that actually has medical applications in cancer pain treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j479mh-7fbea266fba19131284677ba8d3dbe5b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j479mh-7fbea266fba19131284677ba8d3dbe5b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j479mh-7fbea266fba19131284677ba8d3dbe5b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j479mh-7fbea266fba19131284677ba8d3dbe5b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48336 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48336 avia_image' 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av-m2j5i6ao-b6c8e60334b2f853959941d7d5a8f9a7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Fauna of the mangrove ecosystem &#8211; Top: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/99876-Emoia-atrocostata\">Littoral whiptail-skink<\/a> (Emoia atrocostata); Bottom-Left: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/555953-Austruca-annulipes\">ring-legged fiddler crab<\/a> (Austruca annulipes); Bottom-Middle: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/67837-Periophthalmus\">Periophthalmus sp.<\/a> Mudskipper; Bottom-Right: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/362577-Carcinoscorpius-rotundicauda\">mangrove horseshoe crab<\/a> (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda). Photos: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we proceeded along our hike, we transitioned from mangrove habitat to rainforest. Under the leafy canopy, we stumbled across a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/114568-Tropidolaemus-subannulatus\">North Philippine temple pit viper<\/a> (<i>Tropidolaemus subannulatus<\/i>). This snake was still a juvenile, but a little larger than the other Sumatra pit viper we spotted several nights before at Kubah. Being nocturnal, it wasn\u2019t surprising that this individual was completely still and inactive &#8211; however, given their lack of eyelids, it was impossible to tell whether they were asleep or awake!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2i8v73r-94fd42dc4c987c621ed011628538e013 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j5jgx1-1bbf2009690155086dd0013641fbdd94\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5jgx1-1bbf2009690155086dd0013641fbdd94 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5jgx1-1bbf2009690155086dd0013641fbdd94 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j5jgx1-1bbf2009690155086dd0013641fbdd94 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-47  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48352 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48352 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-np-temple-pit-viper.jpg' alt='' title='w-np-temple-pit-viper'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7op63b-048d0f48924d854e4ae010f9621969b8 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j5jsvb-86a4350aa7950999f6865d51fc019746\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5jsvb-86a4350aa7950999f6865d51fc019746 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5jsvb-86a4350aa7950999f6865d51fc019746 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j5jsvb-86a4350aa7950999f6865d51fc019746 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-49  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48353 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48353 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-NorthPhilippineTemplePitviper2_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorrneo_CreditRachelFallas.jpg' alt='' title='w-NorthPhilippineTemplePitviper2_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorrneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"800\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j5m835-4ec2b464043af3c6940dc08f202105ba'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/114568-Tropidolaemus-subannulatus\">North Philippine temple pit viper<\/a> (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) resting on a leaf. Photos: Rachel Fallas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we continued to gain some elevation, we heard a sudden crash in the trees and we paused to pinpoint where the sound was coming from. As we waited, we heard some more movement and sure enough, we spotted several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/43538-Nasalis-larvatus\">proboscis monkeys<\/a> swinging smoothly from branch to branch. Later on in the hike, we managed to get a closer look at one that had found a clearing where it was munching on some greenery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j5njq6-757ea5b28845e7d67b1b6c4aea588279\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5njq6-757ea5b28845e7d67b1b6c4aea588279 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5njq6-757ea5b28845e7d67b1b6c4aea588279 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j5njq6-757ea5b28845e7d67b1b6c4aea588279 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-51  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48362 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48362 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ProboscisMonkey_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='ProboscisMonkey_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j5oivx-bab3c4d13b1ff934b2c4524591122ad8'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/43538-Nasalis-larvatus\">proboscis monkey<\/a> (Nasalis larvatus) eating some leaves in a clearing. Photo: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When we reached the highpoint of our hike, the trees opened up to a heath forest ecosystem, known locally as Kerangas (an Iban term that means \u201cland which cannot grow rice\u201d). This new landscape housed a completely new assortment of plants, with smaller trees and other unique pitcher plants, ferns and mosses. However, being a little more exposed to the beating midday sun, there were few animals to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1hdh9w7-fb0b9a55b411b6a9b20aa189c427d13f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-53  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j5qgnp-e972dab19eb4caeb34e0592b81ae758d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5qgnp-e972dab19eb4caeb34e0592b81ae758d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5qgnp-e972dab19eb4caeb34e0592b81ae758d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j5qgnp-e972dab19eb4caeb34e0592b81ae758d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-54  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48365 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48365 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RafflesPitcherPlant_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas-720x1080.jpeg' alt='' title='RafflesPitcherPlant_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"1080\" width=\"720\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3litcn-2c99f1502a4e6f2eb080104dfdbb015e av_one_third  avia-builder-el-55  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j5qnge-ea22eab5024c67e3b25d12094f3dff11\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5qnge-ea22eab5024c67e3b25d12094f3dff11 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5qnge-ea22eab5024c67e3b25d12094f3dff11 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j5qnge-ea22eab5024c67e3b25d12094f3dff11 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-56  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48363 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48363 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KerangasHeathForest_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas-722x1080.jpg' alt='' title='KerangasHeathForest_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"1080\" width=\"722\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-vnget3-935edb37aa70e29b90c21d4f1fcbe35e av_one_third  avia-builder-el-57  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2j5qwbw-f670bfb9b7681cb22e2f83e6d19757f1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5qwbw-f670bfb9b7681cb22e2f83e6d19757f1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2j5qwbw-f670bfb9b7681cb22e2f83e6d19757f1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2j5qwbw-f670bfb9b7681cb22e2f83e6d19757f1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-58  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48364 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48364 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LecanopterisFern_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas-720x1080.jpeg' alt='' title='LecanopterisFern_20240810_BakoNationalParkBorneo_CreditRachelFallas'  height=\"1080\" width=\"720\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2j5t4ue-e682b08c1cb96b5ac738af420d9112c7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The vegetation of the Kerangas\/heath forest ecosystem &#8211; Left: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/123555-Nepenthes-rafflesiana\">Raffles\u2019 pitcher plant<\/a> (Nepenthes rafflesiana); Middle: Glimpse of a distant hill through the trees and shrubs; Right: A tree with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/142582-Lecanopteris\">Lecanopteris sp.<\/a> fern growing on its bark. Photos: Rachel Fallas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we returned back to the park headquarters, Briar wondered off to do some final exploring on her own and was incredibly lucky to spot a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/74351-Galeopterus-variegatus\">Sunda Colugo<\/a>, a unique gliding mammal also referred to as a flying lemur, to round off the day. Meanwhile, Megan and I contended with the mischievous macaques that were running around and stealing people\u2019s food, and some unfortunate soul\u2019s backpack. But before long, it was time for us to be back at the beach where we had arrived to make it onto one of the final boats of the day.<\/p>\n<p>With that, my trip to Borneo had come to an end. I was able to experience a whole lot during the week or so I was in Kuching, and I was leaving with some incredible new friends and memories. But as I made my way to the airport, there was no question in my mind &#8211; I\u2019ll be back! The only questions are, how soon can I return, and what will I see next time?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1c28nfn-b43226128f209289cfc90758c79f8147 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-60  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-48311'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rs2n4z-8fed8e8a96cdfebce06b2081ea3cf81e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-61  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhwhp6e-f304a75106673aca766fed47dd3dd4dd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Rachel Fallas<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Reptile and Amphibian Program Biologist<\/h5>\n<p>Rachel joined WPC\u2019s Reptile &amp; Amphibian program in 2024 to help coordinate research and conservation activities in southern Ontario. She has been involved in herpetological research throughout her undergraduate and master\u2019s degree and is currently completing her M.Sc. on the topic of massasauga rattlesnake overwintering habitat. Rachel is passionate about wildlife conservation and her interests lie in the spatial and thermal ecology of herpetofauna and the ecohydrology of their habitat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhwi5fx-1658535b1dbd491a3d394b468af25cb9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-1658535b1dbd491a3d394b468af25cb9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-1658535b1dbd491a3d394b468af25cb9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhwi5fx-1658535b1dbd491a3d394b468af25cb9 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-63  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-47987 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has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conservation-success category-news-and-events category-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery specific-species-spiny-softshell-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Canada&#8217;s most unique species\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/canadas-most-unique-species\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Canada&#8217;s most unique species\">Canada&#8217;s most unique species<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/conservation-success\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation Success<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/spiny-softshell-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue molle \u00e0 \u00e9pines<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/canadas-most-unique-species\/\"  title=\"w-feature-spinysoftshell\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-48573 avia-img-lazy-loading-48573 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/canadas-most-unique-species\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-11-05T13:41:37-05:00\" >novembre 5, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/rfallas\/\" rel=\"author\">Rachel Fallas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Rachel Fallas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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with-slider post-48311 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/borneo-diaries-the-world-congress-of-herpetology-and-wildlife-of-sarawak\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak\">Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/borneo-diaries-the-world-congress-of-herpetology-and-wildlife-of-sarawak\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-10-21T08:38:47-05:00\" >octobre 21, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/rfallas\/\" rel=\"author\">Rachel Fallas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-np-temple-pit-viper.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Rachel Fallas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-47169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-news-and-events category-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Eastern red-backed salamanders in a changing world\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/eastern-red-backed-salamanders-in-a-changing-world\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Eastern red-backed salamanders in a changing world\">Eastern red-backed salamanders in a changing world<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/eastern-red-backed-salamanders-in-a-changing-world\/\"  title=\"featuerjpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47172 avia-img-lazy-loading-47172 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/eastern-red-backed-salamanders-in-a-changing-world\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-06-25T13:16:09-05:00\" >juin 25, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/joshchristiansenandjadensellen\/\" rel=\"author\">Jaden Sellen and Josh Christiansen<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jaden Sellen and Josh 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