Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: Dragon Hunt Saturday, January 26, at 8:00 PM ET/PT Dr. Barr's observations and adventures continue with a whole different beast: the Komodo dragon. Studying a 150-pound super-predator that exhibits some of the techniques of some of the world's best hunters is a dangerous business — and Dr. Barr is ready for the challenge. The Komodo dragon is a carnivore, able to devour up to 80 percent of its body weight in a single meal. It's armed with razor-sharp, serrated teeth, a snake-like forked tongue, body armor and a mouth full of noxious bacteria. Dr. Barr, along with San Diego Zoological Society scientist Jeri Imansyah, head to the Island of Rinca in Indonesia, home to the highest concentration of Komodos in the world, to examine the predatory style of the dragon. In his first experiment, Dr. Barr covers a remote-control car in animal fur to see how or even if the dragon will attack it. Could it provide critical clues to how they hunt? In another experiment, he does what no scientist has ever done before: he straps a camera onto the back of this mammoth reptile. Will the footage provide clues to the Komodo's predation techniques?
nonton tv dalam sebulan ini, beritanya ga jauh dari banjir dimana mana. sumatera, jawa, kalimantan, sulawesi, semua tempat deh kayaknya. apalagi dalam beberapa hari ini hujan terus mengguyur negri kita tercinta (paling ga denpasar lah) dari hari minggu non stop !!!. lalu, banjir dan longsor melanda. Madiun, Mojokerto, Karanganyar, Wonogiri, Kota Baru, dll, terlalu banyak yang harus disebutkan... lalu, apa kira2 penyeban banjir ?? AIR... tentu saja air.... tapi apa yang membuat air menjadi begitu banyak ??? mungkin isu yang paling hangat saat ini sangat relevan, perubahan iklim, deforestasi, dan hilangnya daerah2 resapan air secara besar2an. ga percaya ? coba deh amati daerah2 yang kena banjir, terutama yang terletak di kalimantan, sulawesi, dan sumatera. pasti di sekitarnya hutan2 telah pada gundul ditebangi para jahanam pelaku pembalakan haram. di jawa, terjadi karena banyak daerah hijau (terutama sawah) yang berubah jadi pemukiman. lalu, secara global, hujan nampaknya lebih senang turun sekaligus banyak dalam satu waktu dari pada menyebarkannya secara merata dalam rentang waktu yang lebih lama.
wah, cukup kompleks kayaknya kalo ngebahas kenapa banjir ini terjadi begitu merata di negri kita ini. lalu apa yang harus kita lakukan ??? nampaknya tahun depan kita harus lebih memperhatikan kondisi lingkungan sekitar kita. pemerintah sebagai pengemban amanat rakyat harus berani berbuat ekstrem. beberapa hal yang saya berani usulkan : 1) kurangi konversi lahan hijau menjadi peruntukan lainnya; 2) perbanyak rumah model rumah susun atau apartemen, tidak lagi rumah konvensional yang akan menghabiskan banyak lahan. 3) pemerintah pusat harus berani mengentikan kegiatan eksploitasi hutan yang melibatkan deforestasi, apapun alasannya, apapun konsekuensinya. 4) terapkan penyadaran masyarakan untuk sadar lingkungan. 5) terapkan teknologi pengolahan sampah yang ramah lingkungan (misalnya biogas ???, usaha daur ulang, dll) ah... kayaknya masih banyak sih yang bisa dilakukan.... seperti yang selalu a agym katakan "mulai dari diri sendiri, mulai dari hal yang kecil, mulai dari sekarang".... apa yang bisa dilakukan, tergantung kita masing2...
horee........ denpasar ujan lagi.... seneng deh, jadinya tanemanku pada disiramin n ga kepanasan lagi.. tapi gara2 saluran air kesumbat, rumahku sempet kebanjiran deh... yah, kepaksa deh naek genteng menelusuri di mana masalahnya n buang tuh penyumbat2nya (potongan genteng, tanah dari lumut genteng, plastik !!!). alhamdulillah kali ini ga banjir lagi..... tanemanku seger2... tapi.... aku jemur cuciannya gimana ?
berbagai event diselenggarakan di Nusa Dua mulai 3- 14 Desember ini sebagai bagian dari United Nations Framework Climate Change Conference, CoP 13. ada yang emang debat soal bagaimana negaranya dapet benefit dari isu perubahan iklim, ada yang ribut2 menuntut keadilan bagi masyarakat marginal akibat berbagai dampak perubahan iklim, ada yang pening2 gara dengerin presentasi gimana caranya ngitung carbon jadi duit... ada juga yang sekedar jalan2 untuk ketemu temen2 lama n nyari temen baru. seru juga lah.... tapi yang paling penting dari event itu adalah kesadaran kita untuk bersama menjaga bumi ini agar selamat dari berbagai dampak perubahan iklim, seperti cuaca yang tidak dapat diprediksi, pemanasan global, mencairnya es di kutub, kenaikan permukaan air laut, menghilangnya berbagai spesies, rusaknya hutan, dan lain2 dan lain2.... terlalu banyak... wel... aku juga baru kenal dengan istilah CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) ato REDD (Reducing Emission from Deforestation in Developing Country). tapi paling nggak, aku jadi belajar... lagian aku juga jadi ada ide untuk bikin research link antara komodo n climate change....
To pursue a challenging professional career in natural resource conservation or a biological field within a progressive institution that allows me to develop ideas and expertise.
Qualification summary
ØSix year’s professional experiences in conservation projects including research and managerial oversight.
ØCapable to be responsible for the operational/managerial oversight of project, including designing proposal and budget, undertaking activities, also monitoring and post project evaluation.
ØPossess a considerable diligence and strong work ethic to undertake varies and often arduous conservation, research / monitoring, and training activities.
ØPossess remarkable ability in public relations in difficult political and administrative contexts.
ØCapable to demonstrate technical capacity to grasp and comprehend various conservation and monitoring methodologies and associated experimental design with high proficiency.
ØCapable to works very well both independently and as part of a team member.
ØProficient in operating MS Office (e.g Words, Excell, Power Point), SPSS, Sigma Plot, ESRI ArcView, Ecological Methodology (Krebbs 1999), Fractal (Nams, 2004).
Professional experiences
Mar 2007 - Present(contract will be terminated in January 2008)
Komodo Survival Program, Denpasar Indonesia
Program Coordinator / Acting Project Leader
Supervisor : Dr. Claudi Ciofi (Scientific Advisor)
ØResponsibilities including designing activities, designing monitoring protocols for Komodo dragon and terrestrial wildlife, developing proposal and budget, government and stakeholders relationship in term of initiating collaborative terrestrial monitoring program in Komodo National Park and Flores, also in charge for the operational / managerial for the program.
Jun 2002 – Jul 2007
Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Species, San Diego, USA
Research Officer / Assistant to Project Leader
Supervisor : Dr. Tim Jessop (Project Leader), and Dr Andy Phillips (Deputy Director of CRES)
ØResponsibilities included assisting project leader in organizing and conducting programs for field research on the Komodo dragon and other terrestrial wildlife including mammals and birds. In addition, I was involved in capacity building & education, report compilation writing and translation, database and equipment management, as well as in charge as a liaison officer for CRES-ZSSD Komodo Project to undertake coordination activities with other governmental, NGO, and broadcaster institutions. In the absence of Project Leader, I was also in charge for the operational/managerial oversight of this project.
Nov 2001 – May 2002
KomodoInternationalResearchCenter, Denpasar Indonesia
Research Fellow / Assistant to Project Leader
Supervisor: Ir. IDPP Sastrawan MAgrSc (former Director of KOMIREC)
ØResponsibilities included organizing and conducting activities for field research on hatchling of the Komodo Dragons in the KomodoNational Park and report writing.
Education backgrounds
Nov 2003 – Dec 2006
Master of Science (MSc) in Zoology / Biological Conservationby thesis
ØSchool of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, University of KebangsaanMalaysia, Malaysia
ØThesis title “Spatial Ecology of Hatchling and Juvenile Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) in the KomodoNational Park, Indonesia”
ØSupervised by Prof. Dr. Zubaid Akbar (main supervisor, UKM) and Dr. Tim Jessop (co supervisor, CRES / Zoos Victoria)
ØFull scholarship & research aids provided by the CRES-ZSSD and AZA (USD 18,225)
Aug 1995 – Jun 2001
Bachelor of Science (SSi) in Biology by thesis
ØDepartment of Biology, Udayana University, Indonesia
ØUndergraduate thesis title “Daily Movement and Activity of Bali Starling (Leucosar rothschildi) in the BaliBaratNational Park”
ØSupervised by Sudaryanto, MS (Unud) and Ir IDPP Sastrawan, MAgrSc. (Unud)
Highlighted Reports, Publications, and Thesis, (published) 2003-October 2007
1.Imansyah, M.J, Jessop T.S., Ciofi, C., Akbar, Z. 2007. Ontogenetic differences in the spatial ecology of immature Komodo Dragons.Journal of Zoology 2007: 1-9 (online article, doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00368.x).
2.Jessop, T.S., Ciofi, C., Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Ariefiandy, A., Rudiharto, H. 2007. Biawak Komodo di pulau kecil lebih rentan. Warta Herpetofauna Vol I (1): 2-5, Agustus 2007. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
3.Imansyah, M.J. 2006. Spatial ecology of hatchling and juvenile Komodo dragons in the Komodo National Park, Indonesia. MSc thesis. University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. 81 p.
4.Imansyah, M.J., Anggoro, D.G., Yangpatra, N., Hidayat, A., Benu, Y.J. 2005. Sebaran dan karakteristik pohon sarang kakatua jambul kuning (Cacatua sulphurea parvula) di Pulau Komodo, Taman Nasional Komodo. Report from the Zoological Society of San Diego, Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, and The Nature Conservancy. Labuan Bajo, Flores. 30 p. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
5.Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Rudiharto, H., Jessop, T.S., 2005. Laporan no 3 rekapitulasi hasil penelitian ekologi biawak komodo (Varanus komodoensis) di taman nasional komodo 2002 – 2004. Report from the Zoological Society of San Diego, Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, and The Nature Conservancy. Labuan Bajo, Flores. 15 p. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
6.Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Rudiharto, H., Jessop, T.S. 2003. Survei Potensi Hidupan Liar Terestrial di Pulau Komodo, Taman Nasional Komodo 2002. Report from the the Zoological Society of San Diego, Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, and The Nature Conservancy. Labuan Bajo, Flores. 23 p. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
7.Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Jessop, T.S. 2002. Materi Kursus 1: Dasar-dasar Sistem Informasi Geografis untuk Staff Taman Nasional Komodo. Report from the the Zoological Society of San Diego, Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, and The Nature Conservancy. Labuan Bajo, Flores. 13 p. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
8.Jessop, T.S., Madsen, T., Ciofi, C., Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Rudiharto, H., Arifiandy, A., Phillips, J.A. 2007. Island differences in population size structure and catch per unit effort and their conservation implications for Komodo dragons. Biological Conservation 135: 247-255.
9.Jessop, T.S, Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Ariefiandy, A., Rudiharto, H., Seno, A., Opat, D.S., Noviandi, T., Payung, I., Ciofi, C. 2007. Ekologi populasi, reproduksi, dan spasial biawak Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) di Taman Nasional Komodo. Edited by Imansyah, M.J., Ariefiandy, A., Purwandana, D. The Zoological Society of San Diego, Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, and The Nature Conservancy. Labuan Bajo, Flores. 35 p. ISBN 978-979-15917-0-6. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
10.Jessop, T.S., Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Ariefiandy, A., Rudiharto, H. 2007. Panduan pemantauan ekologi di Taman Nasional Komodo, Indonesia. The Zoological Society of San Diego, Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, dan The Nature Conservancy. Labuan Bajo, Flores. 62 p. ISBN 978-979-15917-1-3. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
11.Jessop, T.S., Forsyth, D.M., Purwandana, D., Imansyah, J., Opat, D.S., McDonald-Madden, E. 2005. Monitoring the ungulate prey of Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) using faecal counts. Report from the the Zoological Society of San Diego, Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, and The Nature Conservancy. Labuan Bajo, Flores, 26p.
12.Jessop T.S., Sumner J., Rudiharto H., Purwandana D., Imansyah M.J., Phillips, J.A. 2004. Distribution, use and selection of nest type by Komodo Dragons. Biological Conservation 117: 463 – 470.
Highlighted Publications in progress
1.Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Jessop T.S., Ciofi, C., Akbar, Z., Ariefiandy, A., Phillips., J.A. 2007. Pergerakan dan wilayah aktivitas pada Biawak Komodo (Varanus komodoensis) di Pulau Komodo. Submitted as Proceeding of National Seminar on Herpetology 2007 in November 2007. BogorUniversity of Agriculture. (in Bahasa Indonesia).
2.Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Jessop T.S. 2007. First record on Flores hanging parrot Loriculus flosculus in RincaIsland, KomodoNational Park. Forktail, accepted in October 2007.
3.Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Ariefiandy, A., Jessop T., Trainor, C. 2007. Current Population estimates and nest characters of the Yellow–crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) on KomodoIsland, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia. Submitted to the Bird Conservation International.
4.Jessop, T.J., Sumner, J., Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Ariefiandy, A., Seno, A.2007. Distribution, seasonal use, and predation of Orange-footed Scrubfowl incubation mounts on Komodo Island, Indonesia. Submitted to Journal of Field Ornithology, accepted in October 2007.
5.Schellekens, M., Trainor, C.R., Encalado, J.J.R., Imansyah, J. 2007. Status of the Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor and Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans on Flores. Submitted to Kukila in March 2007.
10 years experiences in biodiversity conservation, including Komodo dragon and forest restoration. current position as Conservation Specialist of KEHATI - TFCA Sumatera.
