Endangered species NGO Bora bags inaugural Hornbill award, will share winnings with other finalists

KOTA KINABALU: Non-governmental organisation Bringing Back Our Rare Animals (Bora) has won the inaugural The Hornbill Award competition organised by Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM), beating five other finalists but pledging to share some of its winnings with them.

Bora, which works towards preventing the extinction of endangered species in Malaysia, brought home RM105,000 prize money for its project on creating feeding grounds for wild elephants in Tabin wildlife reserve, during the finals held virtually on Sunday (Sept 26).