Ray of hope for banteng

Grabbing the bull by the horns: A file photo of bull bantengs at a forest reserve in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU: There is still hope for the critically endangered banteng or wild buffalo in Sabah, says Sabah Wildlife Department director Roland Nuin.

“To first understand issues concerning the banteng in the state, the public needs to know that its recent classification as critically endangered reflected a decline in its population across the species.