Blog - Borneo Nature Foundation

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…

Outreach Blog

April 18, 2018

The Culture inside the Box: Anak Sabangau Hosted Culture Exchange Box With Australian School

Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit Anak Sabangau from Education Programme recently carried out an event namely Culture Exchange Box in March 2018. It was the second time the program done by…

Outreach Blog

April 9, 2018

Hello from Borneo: Meet Bima our new education staff

Written by Chandra Bimantara (BNF’s Education Staff) Education and nature adventure are the things I love most in my life. I love getting along with children and exploring new places…

Outreach Blog

April 6, 2018

Planting the trees for a new hope

Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit During the last 2 months, Anak Sabangau Education Program initiated by BNF has done some activities at the new pondok in Kereng Bangkirai village. The…

Research Blog

April 4, 2018

Habitat Usage by Primates in the Human-Disturbed Forests of Kalimantan

Written by Dr. Susan Cheyne (BNF’s Co-director) The recent report of 100k orangutans having died in Borneo over a 16 year period have brought attention back to the high rates…

Research Blog

March 23, 2018

Mapping the Education Forest in the Rungan Landscape (Part 1)

Written by Nityasa Namaskari (BNF’s Field Coordinator KHDTK Mungku Baru) Yuyus and Adit from the BNF drone team (accompanied by me) were assigned to map the Education Forest, using the…