The Daily Express, 1 June 2017 Kuala Lumpur: Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) Chairman Tun Musa Hitam said the terminal condition faced by Puntung should be a lesson to all of the dire straits the Sumatran rhinoceros faces. “After spending so much time and funding to conserve the Sumatran rhinoceros since 2009, I regret that it […]
Tam at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary, 2016 BORA Filepic By JASON BITTEL published May 27, 2019 on National Geographic Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhinoceros, Tam, has died—a serious blow for the critically endangered species, which is already extinct in the country. Discovered poking around an oil palm plantation in 2008, Tam was captured and transferred to the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in […]
The untold story of two days in Singapore that launched a wildly ambitious, and calamitous, captive breeding program. An article by BY JEREMY HANCE was published on Mongabay on 20 SEPTEMBER 2018 Part 1 of a four article series. A 1984 agreement between zoos, conservationists and government officials marked the formal beginning of an international program that […]
By Sujadi Siswo, Channelnewsasia JAKARTA, 11 December 2012: There is a ray of light at the end of the tunnel for the conservation of the almost extinct Sumatran rhinos. In collaboration with non-governmental organisations, enhanced cooperation and joint efforts are being considered by relevant authorities in Malaysia and Indonesia to increase the remaining tiny rhino […]
BORA was recently featured in the Helping Hand segment of Hawaii Public Radio. The interview aired on 23 February 2018 and was hosted by Dave Lawrence. You can listen to the podcast from this link. See more videos on the Borneo Rhino Alliance Channel On December 17 2014, BORA participated in Nottingham University’s (Malaysia Campus) […]
South China Morning Post, 27 May 2019 The last male Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia has died of old age, dashing efforts to save the critically endangered species in the country. Tam the rhino, who was in his 30s, lived at a wildlife reserve in Sabah state on Borneo island since his capture in 2008, according to Christina […]
Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA) No. 613555-A, a non-governmental organization operating as a non-profit company assists Government of Sabah through Sabah Wildlife Department in managing Sumatran rhinos, including development of advanced reproductive technology (ART) to help preserve endangered species. BORA seeks qualified candidates for the following positions, all two years contract, with the possibility to extend, […]
by John Payne Humans are susceptible to the shifting baseline syndrome. We imagine that what we see from our childhood up to today is what is normal … what has been so for a long time, and what will be so for the foreseeable future. This view can be more dangerous to wildlife than poaching […]
Click on the link to read or download the PDF document 2017 Borneo Rhino Sanctuary Annual Report BRS Jan – Dec 2017 2016 Borneo Rhino Sanctuary Annual Report BRS Jan – Dec 2016 2015 Borneo Rhino Sanctuary Six-monthly Report BRS July – Dec 2015 (English version) Borneo Rhino Sanctuary Six-monthly Report Jan – June 2015 […]
General Rhino Facts about thinos from the Asian Rhino Project Herbivores All rhinoceros are herbivores – that is, they eat only plant material. Some primarily eat grass (grazers), some eat mostly leaves and branches (browsers) while others feed on a mixture of both. Perissodactyls Rhinoceros belong to the perissodactyl family of ‘ungulates’ (hoofed animals) indicating […]
I REFER to the article “Puntung to be put to sleep” by Stephanie Lee (The Star, May 30). I am deeply concerned about the fate of “Puntung”, the Sumatran rhino, and of her species in Malaysia generally. I am of the view that breeding programmes ought to be planned with the cooperation and assistance of […]
The seemingly “disastrous” story of the world’s most endangered mammal – the northern white rhino – could be rewritten by IVF, scientists claim. They used the method to produce rhino embryos with sperm from two dead males. The embryos were made using eggs from a closely related sub-species, but the scientists say the method could […]
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For Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA), the deaths of the last native rhinos in Malaysia has prompted us to consider our next steps. This process has forced us to contemplate all that we have worked towards over these past years and the remarkable support we have received in our mission to save the Sumatran Rhino in […]