Year Review December 17, 2018 What happened in 2018? Before another year unfolds, we are going to take stock of what we have achieved over the past 365 days of 2018. For us, it has been a year of…
Camera Trap Blog December 11, 2018 A visit from Mr. Bekantan by Arapa Efendi (Content Writer) Below are two photos of a long-nosed monkey (Proboscis monkey) or locally known as Bekantan that visited our research camp at the Natural Laboratory of…
Outreach Blog December 6, 2018 The first touch to conservation education by Jessica (Education Staff) I was a teacher before I start to work in BNF. My biggest passion is to bring environmental awareness to all of my students. This is…
Research Blog November 21, 2018 21st of November: Celebrating fish and the strange species of Sebangau by Sara Thornton Today fishing communities around the world celebrate World Fisheries day to highlight the importance of maintaining the world’s fisheries and the rivers, lakes and oceans that sustains…
Outreach Blog November 15, 2018 Letters from penpals: the children of Sebangau finally receive reply letters from Australia by Petricia A. Hutasoit (BNF Education staff) Does anyone still remember about the exchange box activity that Anak Sebangau did with the Australian school last time? Well… finally we got…
Volunteer Blog November 7, 2018 Honeymoon Phase in Borneo by Hayley Kopp (BNF Volunteer 2018) The hammock swayed gently as I wrote in my journal. Taps of rain hit the roof of the lounge area. I glanced up to…
Volunteer Blog October 29, 2018 The Magic of the Forest (Pre-Orangutan) by Danay C. Downing As I step into the forest, an overwhelming sense of excitement runs through me. I smell the fresh, crisp air, and I see green – green…
Research Blog October 4, 2018 Baby boom in peatswamp Written by Eka Cahyaningrum (BNF primate scientist) June and July are difficult months for us in our beloved Sebangau peat-swamp forest. Not only because it’s ‘ floody’ months but also…
Volunteer Blog September 25, 2018 Venturing the peat-swamp forest of Borneo by Elma W. Purba (BNF Education Volunteer 2018) It was really fun to have visited the forest. It was indeed joyful and fun to spend time venturing the forest…
