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A Visual Celebration of Bor neo’s Wildlife Published by Bjorn Olesen Wildlife Photography, Singapore First published in 2016 Copyright © Fanny Lai and Bjorn Olesen www.bjornolesen.com © Photography: Bjorn Olesen, 2016, except individual photographers credited on page 437. This Forestry Stewardship Council™ logo offers a guarantee that the products used to make this book come from responsible sources. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owners. ISBN: 978-0-7946-0787-6 Printed in Malaysia by TWP Sdn. Bhd. Distributed by North America, Latin America & Europe Tuttle Publishing, 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A. Tel: 1 (802) 773-8930; Fax: 1 (802) 773-6993 [email protected]; www.tuttlepublishing.com Asia Pacific Berkeley Books Pte.Ltd, 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12, Singapore 534167 Tel: (65) 6280-1330; Fax: (65) 6280-6290 [email protected]; www.periplus.com Indonesia PT Java Books Indonesia, Kawasan Industri Pulogadung, JI. Rawa Gelam IV No. 9, Jakarta 13930 Tel: (62) 21 4682-1088; Fax: (62) 21 461-0206 [email protected]; www.periplus.com 4 A Visual Celebration of B o r n e o ’s W i l d l i f e Fanny Lai & Bjorn Olesen Editor Yong Ding Li Contents Foreword 1 The Places to Go 408 Introduction 2 Malaysia: Sabah 408 Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary – The Corridor of Life Borneo’s Great Naturalists 4 Kinabalu Park – Cloud Forest Country Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 – 1913) Danum Valley Conservation Area – A Pristine Wilderness John Whitehead (1860 – 1899) Tabin Wildlife Reserve – A Dazzling Diversity Charles Hose (1863 – 1929) Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve – Where The Wild Things Are Maliau Basin Conservation Area – Sabah’s Last Frontier The Land of Plenty 14 Habitats Malaysia: Sarawak 421 Mangrove Coastal Forest Gunung Penrissen – Back to Nature Freshwater-swamp & Riverine Forest Gunung Mulu National Park – World-Class Wonders Peat Swamp Forest Bako National Park – Wet and Wild Lowland and Hill Dipterocarp Forest Kubah National Park – An Amphibian Dream Heath Forest Lambir Hills and Niah National Parks – ‘Home of early Humans’ Montane Forest Brunei Darussalam 431 Flora Ulu Temburong National Park – The Jungle Never Sleeps The Radiant Rafflesia Endemic Pitcher Plants Indonesia: Kalimantan 432 Tanjung Puting National Park – Domain of the Forest Man The Wondrous Wildlife 56 Gunung Palung National Park – A Daring Odyssey Marine Life Kutai National Park – Rendezvous with Nature Invertebrates Sungai Wain Protection Forest – Balikpapan’s Avian Wonderland Amphibians Reptiles Acknowledgements 436 Birds Mammals Useful Websites & Blogs 437 The People of Borneo 362 Sources & References 4 38 The Conservation of Nature 390 Recommended Reading 441 Wildlife Hunting, Trapping and Trade The Heart of Borneo Project Glossary & Abbreviations 4 42 Ecotourism Index 4 44 Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros borneoensis)
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