February 6, 2010 by Justine Vaz Almost a decade ago, Andalas’s birth at the Cincinnati Zoo was cause for much celebration. It offered hope that individuals in captivity could help to replenish the numbers of this critically endangered species. Since then, Andalas has gone from strength to strength. In 2007, it was time at last […]
February 4, 2010 by Justine Vaz Despite superficial similarities, the five species of rhino that remain have many distinctive features and behaviours. You can get a sense of some of these differences as you browse this photo gallery.
December 4, 2010 by Justine Vaz The Sumatran rhinoceros is Malaysia’s rarest and most endangered species. Sabah now has the last known remaining small populations of this species in Malaysia, at Danum Valley and Tabin Wildlife Reserve, both in Lahad Datu District. What needs to be done has already been determined by government. The first […]
February 6, 2010 by Justine Vaz Almost a decade ago, Andalas’s birth at the Cincinnati Zoo was cause for much celebration. It offered hope that individuals in captivity could help to replenish the numbers of this critically endangered species. Since then, Andalas has gone from strength to strength. In 2007, it was time at last […]
January 28, 2010 by Justine Vaz The Rhino Protection Unit based in Tabin Wildlife Reserve performs a number of vital activities that include monitoring the movement and behaviour of rhinos within the area, and keeping a vigilant look out for poachers and others that would seek to harm them. Tracking activities which include measuring footprints, […]
February 23, 2014 by Justine Vaz Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Junaidi Payne and Zainal Zaharu Zainuddin have had a joint article published in the Debate Forum section of the Journal of Indonesian Natural History Vol 1(2): 11-22. Read the full article
July 9, 2010 by leap BORA and Sabah Wildlife Department patrol team in Tabin Wildlife Department BORA staff in action.
January 28, 2010 by Justine Vaz A rhino “caught” on video was subsequently caught in real life, having walked out of the forest into an oil palm plantation, from which it refused to return to the forest. This rhino, a mature male named Kretam, or Tam for short, was enticed into a crate and moved […]
February 18, 2010 by Justine Vaz March 17 2009 saw LEAP helping to organise another groundbreaking conservation fundraising event with its partner organisation, BORA. A ‘RHINO RESCUE LUNCH’ was held at a leading hotel in Kota Kinabalu. The Guest of Honour was the Sabah Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun and over […]
January 2, 2012 by Justine Vaz Some photos of the exciting capture and translocation of Puntung the isolated female rhino to sanctuary where it is hoped she will find a ready mate. Click on a picture to view.
April 4, 2014 by Justine Vaz Tabin Wildlife Reserve: The successful capture of a female Sumatran rhino named Iman from a remote part of Danum Valley, and her transfer to Tabin Wildlife Reserve on 21 March, has revealed once and for all that her species is on the very edge of extinction in Malaysia. Excitement […]
March 12, 2014 by Justine Vaz The Daily Express, Tuesday 11 March 2014. Kota Kinabalu: A female Sumatran rhino was captured deep inside Danum Valley, Monday, raising a desperate last hope that experts may be able to use it to get some baby rhinos sired in captive breeding to avert a local extinction of the […]
By Tan Cheng Li, The Star, 2 June 2014 Mistakes of the past have cost us many rhinos. Now’s the time to learn from the errors. Between 1984 and 1995, a total of 22 Sumatran rhinos were captured in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah for a captive breeding project. Except for one which was already pregnant […]
January 28, 2010 by Justine Vaz A rhino “caught” on video was subsequently caught in real life, having walked out of the forest into an oil palm plantation, from which it refused to return to the forest. This rhino, a mature male named Kretam, or Tam for short, was enticed into a crate and moved […]