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 […]
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 in managed breeding facilities namely in […]
Face-to-face with what may be the last of the world’s smallest rhino, the Bornean rhinoceros. Nothing can really prepare a person for coming face-to-face with what may be the last of a species. I had known for a week that I would be fortunate enough to meet Tam. I’d heard stories of his gentle demeanor, […]
New Straits Times, column, Nov 20 2011 It is not too late to draw lessons from the continuing decline of the Sumatran rhino Not long after news last month of the extinction of the Javan rhino on mainland Asia last year, the extinction of the western black rhino in Africa was announced on Nov 11. […]
January 2, 2012 By admin 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.
March 26, 2012 By admin 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 admin 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)
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 […]
sumatran-rhino sumatran-rhino Now or never: what will it take to save the Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis from extinction? -Abdul Wahab Ahmad Zafir, Junaidi Payne, Azlan Mohamed, Ching Fong Lau, Dionysius Shankar Kumar Sharma, Raymond Alfred, Amirtharaj Christy Williams, Senthival Nathan, Widodos Ramono and Gopalasamy Reuben Clements. Copyright notice: Cambridge University Press Read the full article. […]
December 30, 2011 By admin Borneo Sumatran rhino Puntung in her temporary enclosure in the Tabin forest. It is hailed as a Christmas miracle which spells hope of survival for the almost extinct Borneo Sumatran rhinoceros. After three years of searching, the Sabah Wildlife Department and the Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA) have announced that they […]
January 21, 2012 By admin Daily Express, 15 Jan 2012 January 21, 2012 By admin January 21, 2012 By admin Borneo Post. January 15 2012 January 18, 2012 By admin Borneo Post, Jan 15 2012 January 2, 2012 By admin Some photos of the exciting capture and translocation of Puntung the isolated female rhino to […]
New Straits Times, column, Nov 20 2011 It is not too late to draw lessons from the continuing decline of the Sumatran rhino Not long after news last month of the extinction of the Javan rhino on mainland Asia last year, the extinction of the western black rhino in Africa was announced on Nov 11. […]
September 26, 2010 By admin Gelegub TABIN (Lahad Datu): The only female Sumatran Rhinoceros kept in captivity at the Lokawi Wildlife Park was safely translocated to the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, near here yesterday. Gelegub, the 28-year-old rhino, is now part of the Borneo Rhino Conservation Programme also known as the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary Programme in […]
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 […]