Bornean wild cattle under threat


Natural heritage: A herd of bantengs in a forest reserve in Sabah. This herd was captured by one of 43,344 cameras placed at 83 locations.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s endangered Bor­n­ean banteng (wild cattle) is becoming highly threatened due to habitat loss, fragmentation and heavy poaching, according to a study.

The Endangered Species Research by a team of scientists and conservationists from Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC), Cardiff University and Sabah Wildlife Department, studied herd demography, sexual segregation and the effects of forest management using camera trap photographs from six forest reserves in Sabah.

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