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A 2 week observation of animalswithin the perimeters of the
agroparkat the Jeli Campus was recentlyconducted during January
2014.Camera traps were set at 4 points;with the first 2 cameras set
up along,a route entering the main stream 10meters from the
agropark steelbridge, and the remaining two cam-
eras were set up facing a streamacross the road from the quail
farm.Wild boars (Sus Scrofa) were spottedin groups of 4 or 5, and
are consid-ered small compared to most wildboar sounders which can
reach up to20 to 50 animals. Saunders arenormally led by a
dominating femaleand is made of other sows, juvenile
and piglets. In the top middle pictureshows a sounder lead most
probablyby the dominating sow which wasslightly over a meter long,
followed bysmaller boars at the back. Malesonce reaching the age of
maturity willleave the sounders and becomesolitary. Picture top far
right shows amale boar during the day. Wild boarswhich are common
within the areawas spotted roaming during the earlymorning and
returned into the forest
A series of viva voce were held for FIATundergraduate students
as part of theFinal Year Project. The sessions heldin between the
final year exams addedthe pressure for the students to
perform. But still this is not the end ofthe course, as each
student is requiredto do changes to the recommendations,and at the
same time have the hard-bound copies submitted before the endof
January.
VIVA VOCEby Shazani Sarijan
Nwe Htin, on artificial inseminationand estruasion. The
participants weremade aware on the usefulness of theAI in
increasing animal pregnancy,and the strategic use of the
Estrusscycle to properly manage animalnumber. On the second day,
theparticipants were taken to a cattlefarm in Bachok to witness and
prac-
tice the art of AI. The AI session wasconducted by staff from
the Depart-ment Veterinary Services AI Unit lead
by Pn. Normala. Atthe site, 4 trays ofcows reproductiveorgans
wereprepared for prac-tice. On the day, 9cows were
insemi-nated.
Young Entrepreneurby Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @Abdullah
Artificial insemination (from page 1)A Student In Enterprise
Programme wasrecetly held for first year students in Janu-ary. The
briefing was given by Pn. Hasy-iya Karimah Adli who introduced
thephilosphy behind the establishment of theprogramme and how it is
hoped the activi-ties will expose UMKs students to theworld of
entrepreneurship. Detail how theSIEP will need to be conducted and
itscoordinator for each programme can befound in FIATs website. For
further infor-
mation, students can either get in contactFIAT SIEP head
coordinator, Dr. MariamFirdhaus Mad Nordin or the
respectiverepresentatives for each programme.
Postgraduate Colloqium by Hasnita Che Harun
SIEP Briefing by Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin
The WILD II by Kamarul Arifin Hanbali and Mohd Hafiz
Jamaludin
A farewell gathering organized byFIAT and the Faculty of
EarthScience (FSB) was held on the 6thJanuary, for staff who will
be leavingthe university, and those who will be
furthering their postgraduate stud-ies. FIAT staff whos services
withUMK will end was Prof. AhmadAnwar Ismail, and Dr. Amir
Husni.Meanwhile, Hasyiya Karimah BintiAdli will be furthering her
PhD atOsaka University, Japan. We wouldlike to wish all the best in
youendeavour.
Farewell gatheringBy Farah Asiqin Ali
before dawn. On some occasion,the animal was spotted
duringdaylight, normally during the first 2-3hours after dawn, and
were mostlysolitory. Macacus cynomolgusor theLong Tailed Macaque
Monkey werealso captured on camera and weremostly caught active
much later in
the late afternoon. In the picture onthe left, a juvenile holds
on to theadult monkey, and may have roam ina rather small groups of
maybe 7-8animals.
Being inside the perimetersof the university, such animals
livingin the area can be an importantindicator that can be both
good andbad. Large sounders or groups ofanimals indicates a
striving popula-tion, and should be of great
concerns if it is near development orhuman habitation, as they
maybecome a nuisance. Smaller groupsmeanwhile indicates the area
maynot have enough food source tosustain large groups (also
probableindicator these animals will roamnear human activities
where food
may be abun-dant). Smallgroups also maybe an indicatorthe
existants ofpredators in thearea. Felinetracks had beenp r e v i o
u s l yo b s e r v e d
showed possible large feline, prob-ably wildcats. Little
information isavailable on the wildlife statussurrounding Jeli,
which sits nicely inlowland dipterocarp forests where anabundance
of species live and strive.Sitting in the middle of development,the
Jeli Campus must take the initia-tive to maintain wildlife and
incorpo-rating the infrastructure develop-ment, as well ensuring
the safety ofthe universitys community.
The Kelantan state level young entre-preneur congress was
recently held onthe 17th janaury at the RenaissanceHotel in Kota
Bharu. The event, orga-nized by SME Corp, was attended byyoung
entrepreneuers from the state ofKelantan, and representatives
fromvarious goverment and private institu-tions as well as NGOs.
The event washeld so these entrepreneurs can mingleand create
network to take thierbusiness further.
A postgrauate Colloqium was held
recently from the 19th to 20th Janaury.The colloqium, organized
by the post-graduate students of FIAT and FSBwas a platform for the
postgraduatestudents to present their researchproposal or the
current progress of theirrespective research. It was also a
good
exposure, as feedback and advice
can be given directly and discussedwith the the students with
regards tothe research study. Kudos to the post-graduate students
of both faculty fororganizing such a beneficial eventwhich is held
twice a year.
Participants having
a go at practicingi n s i m e n a t i o n(right),
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruhul Amin delivering his lecture Group Phot of
the participants
First year students listening to the SIEP briefing
Presenting progress
FYP Presentation
Carrying the young
Agropark borders the undeveloped forest area
Saunders (pic left) and a male boar (pic right)passing through a
streaminto the agropark developing areas
