Tuesday, January 22, 2008

More attention being focused on three endangered mammals native to Borneo


KOTA KINABALU: WWF Malaysia is focusing more attention on the endangered Borneo pygmy elephants, Sumatran rhinoceros and orang utan, all which make their home on Borneo.

The newly-established Borneo Species Programme (BSP) will work with the Sabah Wildlife Department and other conservation groups to gain a better understanding of the needs of the three mammals and come up with fresh conservation ideas to arrest the decline in their numbers.

The three animals were previously studied under the WWF Malaysia Sabah Orang Utan, Rhinoceros and Elephants Landscape project.

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