Noah

Noah, one of the sun bears in the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, a sun bear rescue and rehabilitation facility being developed in Sabah. Sun bears are the smallest bears in the world and are only found in Southeast Asia. These bears continue to be threatened by forest degradation, illegal hunting for bear parts and poaching to obtain young cubs for pet trade. The results of these threats has caused young sun bears found to be living in unnatural captive conditions in Sabah, with no access to outdoor areas. There are currently 41 rescued ex-captive sun bears residing at the BSBCC and 2 juveniles at our camp in Tabin Wildlife Reserve. The facility includes large forest enclosures to provide a natural environment suited to the needs and welfare of the sun bears and facilitate their rehabilitation back into the wild.

Tag: Offer tag
Date: March 3

Kinabalu Park

Kinabalu Park, in the State of Sabah on the northern end of the island of Borneo, is dominated by Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m), the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. It has a very wide range of habitats, from rich tropical lowland and hill rainforest to tropical mountain forest, sub-alpine forest and scrub on the higher elevations. It has been designated as a Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia and is exceptionally rich in species with examples of flora from the Himalayas, China, Australia, Malaysia, as well as pan-tropical flora.

Unesco: Kinabalu Park
RR: April Alternative RR
Date: April 2

The Tip of Borneo

My first card from Malaysia!
The Tip of Borneo, Kudat, Sabah
Between land and sea, rock fringes and white surf isolate Borneo's ultimate destination, its northernmost tip at Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, Kudat. The tip marks the meeting point of the South China Sea and Sulu Sea.

Distance: 10,962 km (6,811 miles)
Travel time: 8 days