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Wild Borneo

10 Tips On How To Take Better Photos Of Wildlife In Sukau, Borneo

Have you booked our tour to Sukau yet? If you have here’s some tips for you especially if you’ll be...

16 August 2023

Human-Elephant Conflict in Sabah- The Greatest Threat

  The Conflict and Consequences Elephants, exclusively the Bornean sub-species, are highly regarded as a flagship species for conservation in...

09 January 2023

Exploring The Heart Of Borneo; Deramakot Forest Reserve

An article written in the eyes of our Naturalist on what to expect and see in Deramakot Forest Reserve...

29 December 2022

An Interview with Dr. Arthur Chung, Entomologist Extraordinaire and Conservation Fellow

Dr. Arthur Chung is a Senior Researcher at the Forest Research Centre, Sepilok under the Sabah Forestry Department, focusing on...

14 January 2020

Helson Hassan, Hornbill Bird Protector and Conservationist

The story about Helson Hassan is quite a remarkable one and his journey to becoming a conservationist is nothing short...

15 October 2019

An Interview with Michael Groom, Mountain Climber Enthusiast and Man of “Sheer Will”

An Interview with Michael Groom by Erica Tibok When I first met Michael Groom in person, it’s hard to imagine...

01 October 2019

Choreographing Borneo: Dances of Sabah & Sarawak

What makes Borneo special? The island is famed for its lush landscapes and exotic wildlife, but there is another, equally great factor: its people. Read on to learn about their beautifully-crafted traditional dances, unique to each ethnic tribe.

07 June 2019

Borneo’s Disappearing Wildlife: 5 Endangered Species of the Rainforest [UPDATED ON MARCH 2020]

If you’ve been to Borneo’s tropical jungles, you’ll know they’re a really noisy place! Over 200 species of mammals, 400 birds, 100 amphibians, and 300 fish call them home, after all. But the times are changing, and not for the better. Many of these animals have “vanished”, or forced into deeper parts of the wilderness. And in their absence, parts of the once thriving Bornean rainforest have now fallen silent...

27 March 2019

An Interview with Carol Patterson, President of Kalahari Management Inc. and Sustainability Champion

Carol Patterson is an old friend of our Founder and MD, Albert Teo. They go way back and have even...

31 January 2019

The Four Show Caves of Mulu, Sarawak You Need to Explore

Caves are an enigma with their unusual jagged structures and beautiful unique landscapes, and there’s really no need to be...

20 November 2018

An Interview with Professor Ross Dowling OAM, Foundation Professor of Edith Cowan University

1. Being highly involved in ecotourism throughout your professional career, how would you say the industry has evolved through the...

11 November 2018