1、 K. Ashford 2020 Lessons Learnt from 12 Years Restoring the Orangutans Habitat: the Bukit Piton Forest Reserve in the Malaysian State of Sabah Stephanie Mansourian, Maria Christina Fung, Fredinand P. Lobinsiu, Daniel Vallauri Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Donna Simon, Elyrice Alim, Hao Ji
2、n Tan and Elaine Clara Mah for their feedback on earlier draft. Published in 2020 by WWF-France. Text 2020 WWF All rights reserved Any reproduction in full or in part must mention the title and credit the abovementioned publisher as the copyright owner. Layout by Sambou-Dubois WWF is one of the worl
3、ds largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a global Network active in more than 100 countries. WWFs mission is to stop the degradation of the planets natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature,
4、 by: conserving the worlds biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. 1 Preface PREFACE We are lucky enough to call Borneo home: a unique island with an amazing array of species: from b
5、utterflies as large as your fist to exquisitely colourful birds. Weird and wonderful creatures found only here include the endangered proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), the endangered Borneo Bay cat (Catopuma badia) and the critically endangered painted terrapin (Batagur born- eoensis). One of our
6、 closest relatives is also present here: the critically endangered orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), or person of the forest in local Malay. Its fate is closely intertwined with that of the forest on which it depends for food, habitat and movement. In the last forty years, the threats to Borneos forests,