The last few months have seen a lot of articles in the press and on websites about Gua Kanthan and Gunung Kanthan, since they are being threatened by quarrying from Lafarge.
Gunung Kanthan is one of the most, if not the most, important limestone hill in Perak, Malaysia, in terms of its biodiversity. It has endemic flora and fauna, some of which is listed on IUCN Red Lists. There are several caves in the hill, the biggest and most important being Gua Kanthan. The area of hill where Gua Kanthan is located is in danger of being quarried by Lafarge. This area is also occupied by cave temples.
Since April 2013 a lot has been published about this. I will list some of those sites here -
Mongabay July 22, 2013
Rare animal species and Buddhist monks in danger of losing their home to cement quarry
Read more at Mongabay .
IUCN Red List for Liphistius kanthan trapdoor spider - listed as critically endangered.
IUCN Red List for Paraboea vulpina - listed as vulnerable.
IUCN Red List for Capricornis sumatraensis , the Sumatran serow - listed as vulnerable.
The Sun April 17th 2013
'Save Kanthan Cave"
The Malay Mail April 18th 2013
'Stop Kanthan Cave rock blasting". [Reprinted on MNS www]
The Sun April 19th 2013
Conserve ecologically sensitive cave. [Reprinted on MNS www]
MNS Perak blog 19 Apr 2013
Green Alert: Kanthan Cave ceast to exist
NST 04 July 2013
QUARRYING: Gua Kanthan spider endangered
The Star July 4, 2013
Save endangered Gua Kanthan trapdoor spider
Sun 04 July 2013
Save the Kanthan spider now
Star 31 Aug 2013
Limestone hills and caves: Dead or alive?
MNS 02 Sept 2013 - [from Star 31 Aug]
Limestone hills and caves: Dead or alive?
NST Business Times 2 Sept 2013,
Lafarge expansion at Kanthan
MIDA e-News 4 Sept 2013 [from NST BT 2 Sept]
Lafarge on expansion drive
Nanyang 6 Sept 2013
Rare species going extinct
The Star 07 Sept 2013
'Do not wipe out Gunung Kanthan'
The Star Property 07 Sept 2013
'Do not wipe out Gunung Kanthan'
AsiaOne [reprinted from Star 07 Sept 2013]
'Do not wipe out Gunung Kanthan'
Malaysian Digest [reprinted from Star 07 Sept 2013]
Lafarge Urged Not To Wipe Out 400 Million Year Old Gunung Kanthan
Wild Singapore [reprinted from Star 07 Sept 2013]
'Do not wipe out Gunung Kanthan'
MNS [reprinted from Star 07 Sept 2013]
Do not wipe out Gunung Kanthan - The Star, 7th September 2013
NST 7 Sept 2013
Protection programme for Gua Kanthan
The Star Business 13 Sept 2013
Sustained demand for cement
The Star 14 Sept 2013
'Mountain must be quarried first'
Ipoh Echo 170, 16-31 July 2013
Liphistius Kanthan Needs to be Saved
Ipoh Echo 173, 1-15 Sept 2013
‘Quarry’s Response to Complaints’
Also posted on Lafarge press coverage, 16 Aug 2013
Lafarge press release , 6 Aug 2013
Preservng [sic] Biodiversity - A Key Component of Kanthan Quarry Scheme
Lafarge Malaysia to set up construction development lab by year-end,
Bernama 13 Aug 2013
Lafarge Malaysia to assist affordable housing growth 13 Aug 2013
World Cement
Lafarge Malaysia to set up construction development lab
Star Business 14 Aug 2013
Lafarge Malaysia to set up construction development lab
The Edge 14 Aug 3013
Lafarge massive expansion, 2 Sept 2013
Lafarge Embarks On Massive Expansion Plan
Malaysian Naturalist , Sept 2013
Conservation Management of Limestone Hills in Perak - Gunung Kanthan
China Press - 19 Sept 2013
(Quarry shifts to Zone C: Gunung Kanthan's precious resource threatened)
Sin Chew , 25 Sept 2013
(mining impacts temples. Land Office will take action)
Star , 28 Sept 2013
WWF, MNS asked to join Gunung Kanthan research
MKS [reprinted from Star 28 Sept 2013]
WWF, MNS asked to join Gunung Kanthan research. With comments.
Malaysia Sun [reprinted from Star 28 Sept 2013]
WWF, MNS asked to join Gunung Kanthan research
Sin Chew , 29 Sept 2013 [reprinted from Star 28 Sept 2013]
WWF, MNS asked to join Gunung Kanthan research
Big News Network [reprinted from Star 28 Sept 2013]
WWF, MNS asked to join Gunung Kanthan research
Ipoh Echo No 176, 16-31 Oct 2013
Letter from Lafarge, "Lafarge Malaysia Berhad - Kanthan quarry development".
MNS letter to Lafarge , ' Stop all proposal to quarry the remaining Gunung Kanthan.'
This letter was sent to Lafarge in July, posted on MNS www in Dec.
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Petition by ForceOne to save the cave.
The petition was linked from UK Caving forum and also the Norwegian cavers forum.
The news was posted on the international site for cavers, CavingNews - 20 Sept,
Spectacular Malaysian Cave in Danger of Being Quarried
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