From 3-5 June 2026, our research fellow, Dr Ong Xin Rui, participated in the 6th Conservation Asia Congress (CAC Nepal 2026) that was held in the bustling city of Kathmandau, Nepal. As part of the Asian chapter of the Society of Conservation Biology (SCB), this year's congress is considered a homecoming, where the first SCB Asia regional conference was held in the same venue more than two decades ago. Under the theme “Harmonising Biodiversity and Human Well-being in Asia,” th

Large mammalian herbivores are important keystone species that are increasingly threatened by hunting and global environmental change. Their loss can trigger cascading impacts on other organisms that rely on them, including dung beetles—ecologically important insects rely on the feces of larger animals for feeding and nesting. By processing and burying dung, dung beetles also contribute towards multiple ecosystem services, including nutrient recycling and seed dispersal. Scie

Recently, our PhD student Nethmi from the TEE Lab, NTU, had the opportunity to deliver a public talk to undergraduate students from the Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences, at Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. This opportunity was kindly given by Prof. Enoka P. Kudavidange. During the session, she shared her research journey and introduced the fascinating world of dung beetles, highlighting their ecological importance, distribution patterns, and f

Insects are responding rapidly to global environmental change, yet understanding why insect populations change remains one of the greatest challenges in ecology and conservation. While monitoring efforts increasingly reveal shifts in insect abundance, diversity, biomass, and distributions, observed patterns are often shaped by multiple interacting drivers, biological mechanisms, and even the way insects are detected and measured. In our new paper, Predictive entomology: A c

Hi, Nicole here, a PhD Candidate at the TEE Lab. From 20-24 April, I had the opportunity to present the Nature Way biodiversity chapter of my thesis at the Species on the Move Conference (SoTM) at the very lovely Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan on 20 April 2026. SoTM is an international conference that focusses on freshwater, terrestrial and marine landscape ecology and species response to climate change. Forest Ecology friend of the Lab Prof Janice Lee from NTU was one of the organis