Local tour guide out to save Selangor’s firefly habitat in his own way


By AGENCY

In Kampung Kuantan, tourists are ferried to the firefly habitat on sampans, which is similar to what operators in the Firefly Park in Kuala Selangor, pictured here, are doing. — Tourism Malaysia

Kampung Kuantan in Selangor is famous for its fireflies that dazzle visitors with their synchronised flashing patterns.

Masbudi Abdul Malek, one of the many tour guides here who take groups of tourists to watch the nightly “performances” at the riverine mangrove swamp, may not be as famous as the luminescent insects but he is, in his own way, playing a vital role in helping to safeguard their habitat.

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