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Fireflies Survey
A study and management plan for conservation and tourism development in Sungei Selangor has been completed. It focuses on fireflies and the KSNP. Melissa and Sonny are trying to find out the distribution of fireflies or any other animals that flash and glow in the night in Malaysia. This will be part of their study and database records. They have observed and discovered a lot of interesting things about this less studied animal in Kuala Selangor recently. They will send us some articles later on. The Government will release the report probably by February. If you come across them or other animals that flashes and glows in the night in Malaysia, please mail/email/fax/phone to Melissa/Sonny at: MNS HQ (address & telephone on front page).

Please fill in as many as possible the following:

Your Name: ..........................................
Address: ................................................
Tel/Fax/email: .......................................
Area/Place seen (town name, place name, road milestone): ....................................
How many seen?:..................................
Synchronous flashing*/non-synchronous /individuals:................................
Colour of light :.......................................

(*Please refer to Notes on next page)Time fireflies were observed flashing: ...
Seen near river side/in water /mangrove trees/orchards/stream/plantation/garden/ etc: ...........................................................
Spotted any during the day?
Where seen? (on trees/grass, etc.) Fruit trees/forest trees? : .....................................................
Any other organism seen that glows** and flashes in the water/ground?: ............
Additional Info: ���...........................

*Synchronous means all flashing together at once in an area/tree.
Non-synchronous is all flashing at different times or irregular flashing
Individual means flying alone or just a few individuals
** Glows means continuous light on. Flashing means on and off flashing
(The branch has been requested to reprint this appeal which appeared in the March-April issue)

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