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Male Orangutans Need Large Swaths of Forests to Survive
May 15, 2012A recently published study in Molecular Ecology found that male orangutan’s travel much longer distances than females, based on faecal samples collected a seven sites in Borneo. These findings are further proof that the orangutan needs high-quality natural forests and dispersal corridors, states Sabah Wildlife Department Director Dr Laurentius Ambu. Read more about how shrinking…
BBC Celebrates David Attenborough's 60-year Career
May 12, 2012In a three-part documentary, BBC will broadcast a series looking back over Sir David Attenborough’s 60-year broadcasting career, including a trip to the Borneo jungle, where he first encountered an orangutan in the wild in the 1950s. Attenborough returned to the Borneo jungle to shoot new footage at the place he was filmed previously with…
A New Study: Palm oil is a major driver of peatlands destruction in Indonesian Borneo
May 11, 2012A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences states that developers in Indonesian Borneo are increasingly converting carbon-dense peatlands to oil palm plantations, driving deforestation and boosting greenhouse gas emissions. The research concludes that nearly all unprotected forests in Ketapang District in West Kalimantan, home to the most biodiverse forests on…