Gerakbudaya Bookshop - Penang

TALK and FILM SCREENING| LIANG SONG HORNG | THE FUTURE OF THE MALAYAN TIGER | 9 MAY 2026, 7.00pm

We are delighted to invite you to special talk by Liang Song Horng of Pelindung Alam Malaysia (PELINDUNG), one of the leading tiger conservation NGOs in the country. The event will also feature the Apple TV+ documentary film, The Wild Ones: Malayan Tigers, that covers the work of conservation.

Here are the details for your diary.

Talk and Screening: The Future of the Malayan Tiger
Dates: Saturday 9 May 2026, 7.00pm

Free admission
Refreshments will be served

➽ The talk

In this compelling session, Liang Song Horng, the executive director and co-founder of PELINDUNG, takes you to the frontlines of wildlife conservation. He unpacks the stark realities discovered during the first national tiger survey (2017–2020) and highlights how cutting-edge, science-based initiatives over the past few years are revolutionising the conservation landscape in peninsular Malaysia—benefiting not just the Malayan tiger but the entire ecosystem it sustains. Horng shares the reasons why data-backed actions and empowering local Orang Asli communities are our absolute best hope for reversing extinction. He also outlines a visionary roadmap for the next decade, inviting philanthropists, stakeholders and everyday people to invest in a legacy that saves Malaysia’s national symbol.

➽ The speaker

Liang Song Horng is a founder of PELINDUNG with over two decades of field expertise in wildlife conservation. His journey began as an undergraduate when he served as a field assistant for Malaysia’s first-ever camera-trap tiger research project in Taman Negara. After earning a degree in Canada and returning to Malaysia, Horng conducted undercover investigations into the illegal wildlife trade with TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. He subsequently spent nearly eight years managing tiger, prey and Asian elephant conservation programmes in the Endau Rompin Landscape for the Wildlife Conservation Society. Horng established PELINDUNG in 2016 to elevate and expand homegrown wildlife conservation capacity in Malaysia.

➽ PELINDUNG
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pertubuhan-pelindung-alam-malaysia-pelindung
https://www.facebook.com/pelindungalammalaysia
https://www.instagram.com/pelindungalammalaysia/

➽ The film
The Apple TV+ documentary film, The Wild Ones: Malayan Tigers (2025, 49 mins), focuses on the critically endangered Malayan tiger and the urgent fight to save the remaining tigers. The film features rare footage of tigers in Taman Negara, and showcases the dreadful impact of snares, habitat loss and poaching. More than anything, it offers insights into what can be done as a powerful catalyst for action

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George Town
10300 Penang

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ARTIST'S TALK | KIT CHAN | BOND OR BOUND

Come along on Saturday evening to the opening of our new exhibition – Bond or Bound, with photographs by Kit Chan.

Here are the details for your diary.

Opening and Artist’s Talk: Saturday 7 March 2026, 7.00pm

Your chance to see the artworks and meet the artist. Kit will be in conversation with Gareth.

Free admission
Refreshments will be served

The exhibition will then run until Sunday 12 April 2026
Venue: Hikayat, 226 Lebuh Pantai, 10300 George Town, Penang