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in zoology from the University of Queensland, Australia. He was a wildlife officer at the
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (1977 to 1991); a Zoo Melaka director (1992–1993);
as a lecturer (1994–2007) and professor at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (2008 to 2014); a
director and professor at the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (2014 to 2021). His research areas
and publications are in zoology, biodiversity, phylogenetics, biogeography, zoonoses, protected
area conservation and recently on the Orang Asli livelihoods and sustainability. In 2017 and 2019,
his books won both the prestigious National Book Award and UMT science book awards. He is a
lead editor of two international Springer Nature books. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences
Malaysia.
Ramle Abdullah was a professor on Social Anthropology and Ethnography of Orang Asli) at the
Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, UniSZA. An Orang Asli expert who published several academic books and research papers on their culture and heritage.
Ethnozoological Survey of the Orang Asli of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia
in zoology from the University of Queensland, Australia. He was a wildlife officer at the
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (1977 to 1991); a Zoo Melaka director (1992–1993);
as a lecturer (1994–2007) and professor at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (2008 to 2014); a
director and professor at the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (2014 to 2021). His research areas
and publications are in zoology, biodiversity, phylogenetics, biogeography, zoonoses, protected
area conservation and recently on the Orang Asli livelihoods and sustainability. In 2017 and 2019,
his books won both the prestigious National Book Award and UMT science book awards. He is a
lead editor of two international Springer Nature books. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences
Malaysia.
Ramle Abdullah was a professor on Social Anthropology and Ethnography of Orang Asli) at the
Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, UniSZA. An Orang Asli expert who published several academic books and research papers on their culture and heritage.
Ethnozoological Survey of the Orang Asli of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia