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When a review copy of a beautiful new book about honey hunting in Malaysia arrived at the BfD office, it did not take long to decide that a picture of the bee tree species Koompassia excelsa 75m tall and home to dozens of nests of the giant honey bee a great cover picture. Indeed, this very tree and the nearby hunter who has honey spent his life harvesting honey from bees in the tree have BfD in Journal before. This was way back in BfD Journal 35 (1995) when featured
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Apis dorsata, would make
Professor Makhdzir Mardan organised a conference to raise awareness about honey hunting in this forest area close to Malaysia's border with Thailand.
As we go to press, we received alarming news that this bee tree has been damaged as yet more forest is cleared. Only prompt actions in alerting the media by honey hunter Pak Teh and Professor Makhdzir Mardan have saved this tree
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now. Read more about this on pages 8 and 9, and see the new book this new threat to the tree - on page 6-9 and 14.
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Bradheav The Tuaiang tree in Pedu Lake Rainforest, Malaysia. lilustration by Paul Mirocha from The Bee Tree
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