KOTA KINABALU: Wild species of figs that are vital as animal food have become part of a new conservation effort at the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, once home to Sabah’s now extinct Bornean rhinos.
Borneo Rhinos Alliance (Bora), an NGO involved in the conservation of rhinos, has established the Sabah Ficus Germplasm Centre to conserve and preserve ficus, a name for about 150 wild species of figs found in Borneo.
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