New research published in Nature has discovered the power of large national parks to not only enhance bird diversity inside their borders but boost mammal diversity in nearby unprotected areas. The University of Queensland’s Dr. Matthew Luskin said the study, which involved using more than 2,000 cameras and bird surveys across Southeast Asia, reveals for […]
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Petition: Save Endangered Pygmy Elephants From Poachers
Poachers are driving many animal species to extinction. Many of these gorgeous, majestic creatures will be gone from the earth before we know it because of those who think they have a right to kill them. The Borneo pygmy elephant, the smallest of the Asian elephants, is endangered and there are approximately just 1,500 left. […]
Arrests Made After Elephant Is Shot 70 Times and Mutilated by Hunters
Six arrests in the case of an elephant who had been shot 70 times and whose tusks had been hacked off will hopefully serve as a warning to others. Only about 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants remain in the world. Last week,officials in Malaysia discovered the mutilated corpse of one of these endangered animalson the island […]
War dancing Pygmy elephants of Borneo’s Deramakot Forest Reserve
While looking for the Clouded leopard in Borneo, we came across the herd of Borneo Pygmy elephants in Deramakot Forest Reserve a few days in a row. Unlike most pygmy elephants that would retreat at the first sight of a vehicle, this herd was very relaxed. They were happy to stay on the road and […]
New plantation concessions threaten Borneo pygmy elephants
Borneo pygmy elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) are under threat in Indonesia’s new North Kalimantan province, where their habitat is set to be converted for rubber, jabon and sengon plantations. Experts worry that if the planned conversion goes ahead, the entire elephant population in Indonesian Borneo could be lost. Two forest plantation companies – PT Borneo […]