▁who ▁may ▁be ▁con ferred ▁this ▁award ▁on ▁an ▁honor ary ▁basis . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁W ong ▁also ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Out standing ▁Al umn i ▁Award ▁by ▁National ▁P ingt ung ▁University ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁P ingt ung , ▁Taiwan , ▁for ▁his ▁out standing ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁wild life ▁conservation . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁W ong ▁received ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁Sun sh ine ▁Coast , ▁Australia , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁contribution ▁on ▁sun ▁bear ▁conservation ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁ ▁W ong ' s ▁recogn itions ▁continue ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁" W ira ▁Neg ar aku " ▁or ▁“ My ▁Country ▁Hero ” ▁by ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Office , ▁Federal ▁Government ▁of ▁Malays ia . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁W ong ▁was ▁name ▁a ▁CNN ▁Hero ▁by ▁global ▁television ▁network ▁CNN . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁Ver on ▁G ., ▁M ‐ L ▁Pat ou , ▁R . ▁D ebru y ne , ▁A . ▁C oul oux , ▁D . ▁Anton ette , ▁P . ▁Fern ande z , ▁S iew ▁Te ▁W ong , ▁J . ▁F uchs , ▁A . ▁P . ▁Jenn ings . ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁System at ics ▁of ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁mongo oses