Bornean Sun Bear Conservation

Category: Borneo, habitat loss, rainforest | Date: Oct 30 2008 | By: Siew Te Wong

Most people tend to have a impression of Borneo, the world third largest island, as a wild place where thick forest carpeted the entire landscape, wildlife are everywhere, little human settlements, a place that simply cannot be any wilder than that. 

If you really think Borneo is really such a place, then, oops, sorry! You are so wrong! 

In the latest November issue of National Geographic, Mel White with the photographs from Mattias Klum, reveals the “Borneo’s Moment of Truth”. A must read article if you care about rainforest, wildlife that live in rainforest, people’s livelihood who live close to the forest, and finally to all life forms on Earth, including you and me. As Mel terms it as “The majestic forests are vanishing in smoke and sawdust, but there’s still hope for the island’s fabled biodiversity- if the palm oil rush can be slowed” 

Can we slow down the palm oil rush?? We have to, because there is no other way if we want to save the wild animals and wild plants that calls Borneon rainforest “home”.

Please read this article online at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/borneo/white-text, if you have not get your own copy. 

Please do not forget that you can always see Borneo with you own eyes easily from Google Earth without physically being there!