Mongabay

Borneo’s ‘omen birds’ find a staunch guardian in Indigenous Dayak Iban elders

In Indonesian Borneo, a community of Indigenous Dayak Iban have fought for the past four decades to protect vast swaths of rainforest that are home to a diverse number of songbirds. For the Sungai ...
The Boston Globe

Birds, bears, and boats in Borneo

SANDAKAN, Malaysia — We soon realized why locals call a boat trip up the Kinabatangan a “river safari.” Within the first half-hour of our journey, we had spotted long-tailed macaques, hornbills, baby ...
Mongabay

Indigenous schools ensure next generations protect Borneo’s ‘omen birds’

In the rainforests of West Kalimantan, in Indonesian Borneo, the Indigenous Dayak Iban listen to what they call “omen birds,” or birds they say sing messages from spirits, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo ...
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Zoology student photographs rare endemic bird during Borneo field course

A Welsh university student snapped images of a rare bird during an educational trip to Borneo. Zoology student Lewis Ferguson was taking part in a tropical ecology and conservation field course when ...