Mariani 'Bam' Ramli

Founder & President, Gibbon Conservation Society
Primatologist, Gibbon Rehabilitator, Wildlife Researcher & Conservationist
Member of IUCN Section on Small Apes

I have dedicated my life to wildlife conservation since 2007, focusing on gibbons rehabilitation and conservation since 2013. My work centers on rehabilitating gibbons rescued from the illegal pet trade in Malaysia, with the ultimate goal of releasing them back into the wild.

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Awards, Achievements & Recognitions

Experience

Gibbon Conservation Society
Founder & President
2016 - PresentMalaya Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (Malaya GReP)
Founder & Director
2013 - PresentBorneo Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (Borneo GReP)
Founder & Director
2022 - PresentCopenhagen Zoo, Denmark
Project Coordinator (Student Researcher)
2012 - 2016Department of Wildlife & National Parks (PERHILITAN)
Wildlife Ranger
2007 - 2016

Media Coverage

Gibbon conservation society founder receives World Female Ranger AwardMalaysia's first-ever gibbon baby born in rehab project; named 'Axel' after 'Guns N' Roses' singerThe Fight to Rehabilitate & Save These Singing ApesMusic to our ears: Rescued ‘singing apes’ now in care of Sabah’s new gibbon rehab centreEwon rasmi Pusat Rehabilitasi Ungka pertama di SabahPusat rehabilitasi ungka pertama di SabahKota Belud gibbon rehab centre to officially open on Saturday➡️ Read More
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Published Work

Ramli, M., Traeholt, C. (2019). Fauna Diversity Recorded by Camera Traps in Bukit Tukau, Bukit Belading, and Bukit Reban Kambing, Malaysia. Journal of Indonesian Natural History.Ramli, M., Simpson, B., Traeholt, C. (2016). Detection and Abundance of the Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps) in Different Forest Types in Malaysia Conservation Asia, National University of Singapore, Singapore. June 26 – July 02, 2016.Ramli, M., Traeholt, C. (2016). First Record of Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps) in Tasik Bera, Malaysia Journal of Indonesian Natural History, Indonesia.Donny Y*1, Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse, Azman Shah A.M.1, Simaa N.A.3, Tuba Thabitah A.T.4, Mariani R.1, M. Firdaus S Ariff A.R.1, and Rahmat T1 (2017). Chromobacterium Violaceum Infection in Two Black-Handed Gibbons: A Veterinary Case Report. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL of VETERINARY RESEARCH.Ramli, M., Nor, S. (2016). Diversity of Terrestrial Mammals in Tasik Bera, Pahang, Malaysia. Science and Technology Symposium, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia. June 1 – 3, 2016.Ramli, M., Simpson, B. (2013). Diversity of Mammals in Raja Muda, Peat Swamp Forest, Selangor, Malaysia, Peat Swamp Forest Scientific Expedition Seminar, Malaysia. November 28, 2013.

Educational Engagement

2022 - Represented IUCN in auditing the Sumatra Rescue Alliance Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre and was appointed as an expert consultant for the project by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Yayasan Orang-Utan Sumatra Lestari2019 - Orang-Utan Veterinary (Gibbon) Group Workshop2018 - Orang-Utan Veterinary (Gibbon) Group Workshop2016 - Gibbon Rehabilitation and Translocation Procedures, Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia2015 - Gibbon Rehabilitation and Conservation Programs, Gibbon Rehabilitation Project, Phuket, Thailand2012 - Flat-headed Cat Behavior Study, Songkhla Zoo, Thailand2012 - Ecology and Evolution Course, Nottingham University, Malaysia2011 - Data Analyzing for Camera Trapping, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2010 - DNA Sampling for Wildlife, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2009 - Wildlife Handling, Melaka Zoo, Malaysia2008 - Scientific Wildlife Inventory Course, Pahang, Malaysia