Sabah’s banteng now critically endangered


A beautiful bull banteng in one of the forest reserves in Sabah. Bull bantengs are poached for meat and trophy (courtesy: DGFC)

KOTA KINABALU: After the Bornean pygmy elephant, another of Sabah's iconic wildlife species is in urgent need of protection after the banteng or native cattle was listed as critically endangered worldwide.

In Sabah, the Bornean banteng, a subspecies (Bos javanicus lowi), is currently the most endangered large mammal in the state.

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