Research work of IPK Researcher, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gopalasamy Reuben Clements in limestone conservation featured in Star2.com. Star2.com is the lifestyle portal of The Star Media Group.

Unique formations in caves, such as this one in Merapoh, can bring it tourism dollars. – Photo: Laili Basir
The articles are available here :
Stop quarrying hills for limestone, dig for it instead.
Slated for destruction – Losing a last refuge – A better place to quarry.

New species are constantly found in limestone hills and they include the freshwater crab, Phricotelphusa hymeiri, named after caver Hymeir Kamarudin who collected the specimen from a limestone cave in Perlis. – Photo: Filepic