Can a sanctuary in Indonesia keep the world’s most imperiled rhino from extinction? This article by Jeremy Hance appeared in Mongabay on June 19, 2015; visit the site to read the full article here: Bina having breakfast at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. “One percent of the world’s population,” veterinarian Zulfi Arsan […]
August 23, 2016 by J V This Short Communication appeared in Oryx 2015. It is jointly authored by Rasmus Gren Havmoller, Junaidi Payne, Widodo Ramono, Susie Ellis, K. Yoganand, Barney Long, Eric Dinerstein, A. Christy Williams, Rudi H. Putra, Jamal Gawi, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar and Neil Burgess. Abstract: The Critically Endangered Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis […]
Current situation The current number of living individuals of the Bornean subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni; also known as the Bornean rhino) is possibly around forty or less. Sabah now offers the only likely prospect for saving this sub-species, and the best prospect for saving the species in Malaysia. Based on morphological […]
February 23, 2014 by Justine Vaz Tam will join other rhinos at the Cincinnati Zoo in efforts to promote breeding success Kota Kinabalu: The State Cabinet decided unanimously Wednesday to allow the transfer of Sabah’s Sumatran rhinos such as Tam on loan to the Cincinnati Zoo in the US under a collaborative natural breeding in […]
January 1, 2010 by Justine Vaz The Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildife (CREW) which is based at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens is playing a central role in the mission to prevent the extinction of the Sumatran rhino. Emi became an icon of rhino conservation when she became the first rhino […]
December 28, 2014 by Justine Vaz Photo credit: Jonathan Beilby 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 […]
August 23, 2015 by Justine Vaz Leading scientists and experts in the field of rhino conservation state in a new paper that it is safe to consider the Sumatran rhinoceros extinct in the wild in Malaysia. The survival of the Sumatran rhino now depends on the 100 or fewer remaining individuals in the wild in […]
July 31, 2015 by Justine Vaz Filepic of Tam being coaxed into a trap with leaves. He was found wandering in an oil palm plantation in Kretam, Sabah in 2008. The latest Report from the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary Programme for the Jan – June 2015 period is now available. You can access the Borneo Rhino […]
December 28, 2014 by Justine Vaz On December 17 2014, BORA participated in Nottingham University’s (Malaysia Campus) Mindset Seminar series. View the presentation titled “The near extinction of the Sumatran Rhinoceros and what needs to be done to prevent the first extinction of a mammal species in Malaysia since 1932”. by clicking on this link. […]
March 26, 2012 by Justine Vaz Watch highlights of a video feature on BORA’s activities to rescue Borneo’s Sumatran Rhinos from extinction. The video is in Bahasa Malaysia and is used with permission from RTM. View more videos here
March 26, 2012 by Justine Vaz Click on the links below to see images from the successful operation to capture Puntung and transport her to her new home. Puntung capture photos (1st Part) Puntung capture photos (2nd Part)
October 25, 2014 by Justine Vaz A Sumatran rhino wallows in a mud bath at Tabin Wildlife Reserve The phrase “doing the same thing again and again, and expecting a different result” applies egregiously to the Sumatran rhinoceros. It is clear that protecting wild populations has failed, and that natural breeding in captivity results in […]
December 7, 2011 by Justine Vaz Sabah Wildlife Department comes under the Sabah State Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment. In 2011, the Ministry welcomed a new Permanent Secretary, Datuk Michael Emban, who is also Chairman of the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary (BRS) programme steering committee. BORA made a courtesy call on Datuk Michael on 23 […]
Borneo Sumatran rhino Puntung in her temporary enclosure in the Tabin forest. By Junaidi Payne (executive director) & Abdul Hamid Ahmad (chairman) BORA, 10 June 2012 The fine article entitled Sex and the single rhinoceros by Henry Nicholls (Nature, Volume 485:566-569, 31 May 2012) provides just the sort of debate that is needed on the […]