Greetings, fellow members. Prior to my previous posting on the visit to ADA's office, I would like to share some moments on my recent rip to Tasik Bera Wetlands in Pahang, Malaysia.
Tasik Bera is a sprawling mosaic of unique wetland ecosystem & diverse habitats. Its ecosystem are alive with a rare & rich variety of flora and fauna. For more than 600 years, it has been home to the Orang Asli communities of the semalai tribe. Tasik Bera is the largest freshwater lake system in Malaysia. Its surrounding catchment area of some 61,000 hectares replenishes more than 7,000 hectares of wetlands. i.e Rivers, lakes, ponds, open water, freshwater & peat swamp forest.
Hope you'll enjoy the photos.
A view of the jetty & lake where we were staying.
Our Orang Asli guide. The Asli's are very humble people and they are very familiar with the entire geographical area. You'll have to employ a guide if you want to get around.
The beauty of Tasik Bera is hard to describe verbally. You'll have to see to believe.
As you can see in this picture, most of the ground are covered by peat. The water is clear and has a yellowish tinge, very similiar to the water of Rio Patanal, Brazil. We did not have a water test kit with us so, we do not have actual readings. However, you can tell it is rather acidic.
These roots are abundant along the water's edge and plenty of fishes are found near these roots. We had quite a hard time collecting the fish specimens.
These Nibongs are a common sight in the open waters. They form small islands and navigating thru' them can be extremely hazardarous if you're not careful. Their leaves are accompanied by razor like 'teeths'.
Another view of the Nibong 'islands'. Our boats have to go thru' narrow channels inside these 'islands' in order to reach other parts of the lake.
Harrowing experience!
We couldn't find much plants growing along most parts of the lake. Most are Eriocaulon sp., Eleocharis sp., Utricularia sp. etc. The plants above are Eleocharis sp.
A photo of the Eriocaulon sp. Very nice bog plant.
Pitcher plants are also quite commonly found along the way. This is one of the spots where we collected quite a number of Puntius parti pentazona & Rasbora trilineata.
Another productive spot where the fishes are. We managed to collect some Puntius parti pentazona, Rasbora dorsiocellata dorsiocellata & Trichopsis pumilus.
Some of the captured specimens waiting for transportation.
The bait we used for those fishes were gotten FOC from a local. Guess what, it's chicken feed and the fishes love them. Try some?
OK, watch for more in my next post. []
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