Saturday, 22 October 2016

Views of a vanishing world

BORNEO
October 2016


During the Chinese "National Holiday" we took the opportunity to visit Borneo. 
We spent 9 inspiring days in Sabah, Malaysia. 

A stunning part of the world. One that unfortunately is under threat from the Palm Oil industry.  Our appetite for the ubiquitous vegetable oil is destroying the habitat of many unqiue species. (originating in West Africa, it is reputedly used in 40 - 50% of household products western countries use  - http://www.palmoilinvestigations.org/about-palm-oil.html, http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/Whats_the_issue.php).


The Malaysian government appears to recognize the value of sustainable Ecotourism and actively supports and encourages a range of tourist options.
The same cannot be said of the Indonesian government. Hopefully an agreement can be reached between Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia to protect and develop a wildlife corridor on Borneo, offering  vital protection for wildlife and preserving a unique piece of 'wild tropical paradise' for future generations.    


We have uploaded to YouTube a brief video showing a compilation of images from our trip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZvNFwuI2A



Below a few images from our adventure. 

Baby Orangutan 

Spotted in the tree near our accommodation.

Enjoying the rehabilitation centre

Entertaining the visitors to the rehabilitation centre.

An amazing array of birds - a twitchers paradise.











The Macaque stare 







"Don't get your nose out of joint - we are friendly!"

Sun Bear at the Conservation centre

Bat in the Gomantong Cave

Our first sight of a Gibbon


Pygmy elephants 

She looked big enough for us!

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