A group of banteng caught on camera at an improvised specimen imaging station at Danau Girang Field Centre. — CHRISTIAN FREUND
KOTA KINABALU: A study has found that the endangered Bornean banteng (wild cattle) is highly threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation and heavy poaching.
Dr Penny Gardner, lead author and programme manager of banteng research at Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC), said logging and high temperatures affect the banteng by limiting their activity and influencing how they use the habitat.
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