Research Blog August 13, 2018 Wild and edible by Siddharth Badri Palangka Raya is a unique small town with trees growing along the pavement, beautiful gardened homes and spaces where nature thrives without human alteration. Wild species growing…
Volunteer Blog July 31, 2018 A day living and working in the forest by Camille Burton (Volunteer 2018) It’s 6:30am and the rustle of sleepy people and groans next to me confirms it’s time to get a move on to make sure I’m…
People July 23, 2018 What it takes to be a human: a lesson from field course 2018 by Lucas Elsrode (Field Course Participant 2018) The rattling of the cart shook my torso back and forth, my spine imitated a slinky being spun around by an overexcited toddler…
Research Blog July 5, 2018 Life with other clouded leopards by BNF Scientist Hidden in the dense rainforests of Borneo, Sunda clouded leopards (Carnivora, Felidae, Neofelis diardi) prowl. One of the least-known members of the felid family, this small ‘big…
Outreach Blog June 25, 2018 Demistifying conservation value of Dayak’s customary forest Written by Arapa Efendi (BNF Content Writer) Central Kalimantan is among many nature-rich provinces in Indonesia that witness devastating forest fires for years putting many lives at serious risk. Why…
Camera Trap Blog June 11, 2018 2008-2018 The Cats of Kalimantan: 10 Years of Camera Trapping Research by Borneo Nature Foundation It started in late 2007 with a question: did clouded leopards live in peat-swamp forest? There was some anecdotal evidence: BNF forestry coordinator Santiano’s father said he had seen clouded…
Children's storytime May 3, 2018 Chili and friends (chapter 1) Written by Eka Cahyaningrum (BNF primate scientist) Today I travelled around the forest with my family. We had tasty fruits to fill our belly around the home range until we…
Outreach Blog April 25, 2018 Bring the rainforest into a classroom through education Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit (BNF education staff) Nowadays environmental education is needed to be taught from an early age because environmental issues cannot be underestimated, we still remember the…
Research Blog April 19, 2018 An orangutan tries to make a selfie with camera trap! Written by Adul (Camera trap project coordinator), Azis (Orangutan project coordinator), and Sophie Kirklin (Primate scientist) Our camera traps catch all kinds of photos and videos of the amazing animals…
