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Fireflies, glowworms and conservation

2025

Announcing the Explorers Club 50 class of 2025: Wan has been named as one of the 50 honourees of the Explorers Club 50 for class of 2025! Read more here: https://50.explorers.org/meet-the-ec50-class-of-2025/

2024

Mongabay: “A Bali farm lights up the night with a one-of-a-kind firefly lab”
News on the release of Red List:
- BBC Wildlife Magazine: “Dazzling firefly illumination filmed in the mangrove forests of Thailand a bitter-sweet moment for scientists“
- IFLScience: “Four new species of firefly added to IUCN Red List – and they’re all In danger of extinction“
- NST: “Four firefly species threatened with extinction“
- FMT: “Four firefly species threatened with extinction, experts say“
Features BERNAMA – Global warming causing some firefly species to vanish | “Malapnya” kerlipan kunang-kunang, bawa amaran kemusnahan alam semulajadi“
Features – Wanita Metro (Harian Metro): “Pencinta si kunang-kunang“
TED: “The luminous mystery of fireflies“
AWANI Pagi: “Kelip-kelip keunikan biodiversiti kita“
BFM 89.9: “Glow and behold: the fascinating world of fireflies“

IKIM.fm: “Luminous wonder of firefly biodiversity”

2023

11-12 Oct 2023: TEDWomen 2023 in Atlanta, GA. Link to the featured blog: Life, love and finding a path
16 May 2023: Monash Science Alumni Dinner Talk

2022

TED Idea Search: Southeast Asia 2022 winners! Monash University Malaysia — Dr Wan F. A. Jusoh from the School of Science emerged as one of the three winners of the 2022 TED Idea Search for Southeast Asia! Dr Wan’s studies on fireflies led to the discovery of a new species: Link

LKCNHM News: 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘢— From Scientific Discovery to Musical Masterpiece: Link

2021

Featured article: Asian Scientist Magazine’s Asia Changemakers – Luciola singapura: Link

Watch the featured video on YouTube: Link

NUS News (20 Dec 2021) – Fireflies, conservation, and our natural heritage: Link

The Midnight Story, Channel News Asia (Singapore), aired on 4 April 2021 on CNA’s Video on Demand and the CNA Insider YouTube Channel: Link

Researchers from Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum identify new species of firefly, Channel News Asia (Singapore), 12 Mar 2021: Link

Firefly tourism takes flight, sparking wonder and concern, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (Singapore), 12 March 2021: Link
New species of firefly found in Singapore’s last freshwater swamp forest, Research Impact, NUS News (Singapore), 11 March 2021: Link
New firefly species found, first such discovery here in more than a century, The Straits Times (Singapore), 8 March 2021: Link
New species of firefly discovered in Nee Soon Swamp Forest after over 100 years, Mothership (Singapore), 8 March 2021: Link

2020

Cahaya kelip-kelip memancar di hutan paya bakau Pasir Ris, BERITA Mediacorp (Singapore), 22 November 2020: Link

2019

Moving Pictures, The ALUMNUS (Singapore), Oct-Dec, 2019: Link

Moving Pictures: The Virtual Wallace Collection is now available online, visually illustrating the most complete record of Singapore’s natural history heritage from the 19th century.

Keeping the firefly magic alive, New Straits Time (Malaysia), June 15, 2019: Link

2018

Awareness campaign, research helps overcome fireflies extinction, New Straits Times (Malaysia), July 12, 2018: Link
Kelip-kelip terjejas, Harian Metro (Malaysia), July 13, 2018: Link
Of Fireflies and Mangroves: Singapore Story, The Entomologist Lounge (Singapore), April 29, 2018: Link

2016

Letter to Editor: WWF-Malaysia presented six scientific papers at Belum Rainforest Summit 2016, WWF-Malaysia, October 24, 2016: Link
WWF calls for gazetting of Setiu wetlands as protected state park, New Straits Time (Malaysia), October 10, 2016: Link
Khazanah alam dengan sembilan ekosistem (Natural treasure with nine ecosystems), Kosmo (Malaysia), June 7, 2016: Link
Safeguarding the wetlands of Setiu, The Star (Malaysia), May 3, 2016: Link