The Batu Caves Reserve Special

Lim Teck Wyn, Resource Stewardship Consultants (RESCU)

08-Nov-13 14:00

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One of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India that is dedicated to Lord Murugan, the limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old.

Lim Teck Wyn, the Technical Director of Resource Stewardship Consultants and the spokesperson of the Friends of the Batu Caves Coalition, joins us to discuss the ecological significance of Batu Caves, while discussing the threats the area is facing, among them its vulnerability to proposed development in the area.

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