Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA) is a local NGO based in Sabah. Active since the year 2000, and formerly known as SOS Rhino and subsequently SOS Rhino Borneo, BORA provides protection and monitoring of a critical population of Sumatran Rhinos in Tabin Wildlife Reserve in eastern Sabah. The SOS Rhino Borneo team in Tabin forest in […]
Press Release: All-out effort by conservationists to prevent the world’s most endangered rhino species from going extinct LAHAD DATU, SABAH 14 MAY 2014 – The critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros is still fighting for survival and in the twilight of its existence. However, all is not lost yet, thanks to the ongoing efforts by passionate and […]
BORA is a non-governmental organisation established as a non-profit company under Malaysian law. Until late 2008 it was known as SOS Rhino Borneo. BORA’s Board of Directors is chaired by Dr Abdul Hamid Ahmad, of the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ITBC), Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Other members of the Board are Dato’ Dr Dionysius […]
December 28, 2014 by Justine Vaz One of the most endangered animal species anywhere in the world, the existence of the Sumatran rhinoceros is still critical. John Payne, the Executive Director of the Bornean Rhino Alliance (BORA), recently gave an interview at BFM to highlight what needs to be done to prevent the first extinction […]
BORA’s work often involves the need to access remote locations that are not easy to access by road. Erickson Air Crane has played an invaluable role in enabling BORA to send in supplies and men to remote sites in Danum Valley. We are grateful for their generous assistance.
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 mounted amongst the people involved in […]
Yayasan Sime Darby visit to Tabin-17 February 2009 The work conducted by BORA was initiated by Sabah State government funds, through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Evironment, and generous donations raised at a fund raising luncheon held in Kota Kinabalu in March 2009. In July 2009, BORA was given a significant boost with 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 […]
October 19, 2013 by Justine Vaz The Rhino Cup, in partnership with Borneo Rhino Alliance (Bora), aims to raise a minimum of RM100,000 towards the cost of building the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary in Danum Valley. Aside from the Polo Tournament, the event will feature a bazaar and live music from Blastique, Victor Trixter and a-marQ […]
By Jaswinder Kler, Borneo Insider, August 21 2013 Masidi Manjun: “As I have said before, I want to do what is right, not what is popular. If we want to prevent that extinction, we have to do something very bold and drastic very quickly. Give me the best possible solution to this enigma”. Datuk Masidi […]
November 11, 2013 by Justine Vaz 3 October 2013 At a meeting of the five Asian Rhino range states – Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal – a common action plan was agreed today with the aim of increasing the populations of Asian Rhino species by at least 3% annually by 2020. This agreement, called […]
From left to right – Cynthia Ong, Dr Junaidi Payne, Dr Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Dr Zainal Zahari Zainuddin, Dr Isabelle Lackman, Lonia Adam, Audra Webber and Reynold BORA, until late 2008 known as SOS Rhino Borneo, is a non-governmental organisation established as a non-profit company under Malaysian law. Dr. Abdul Hamid Ahmad – Chairman, and […]
From left to right – Cynthia Ong, Dr Junaidi Payne, Dr Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Dr Zainal Zahari Zainuddin, Dr Isabelle Lackman, Lonia Adam, Audra Webber and Reynold BORA, until late 2008 known as SOS Rhino Borneo, is a non-governmental organisation established as a non-profit company under Malaysian law. Dr. Abdul Hamid Ahmad – Chairman, and […]
December 19, 2012 by Justine Vaz JAKARTA, 11 December 2012. The aim to work together to save this rhino species which is nearing extinction was further cemented during a recent visit to the Way Kambas National Park Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Lampung Province, Sumatra in Indonesia. Globally, there are only 11 live Sumatran rhinos […]