Drawing on our experience with trying to prevent the extinction of the Hairy rhinoceros in Sabah we now have invaluable insights on large mammal species with a worryingly small metapopulation scattered across fragmented habitat.

Presently we have active programmes to strengthen populations of wild banteng (Bos javanicus) in and around Tabin Wildlife Reserve and in privately managed landscapes in northeastern Sabah.

In Royal Belum State Park, BORA is working with the Perak State Park Corporation on a study to improve the health and population status of some of the last remaining herds of wild gaur (Bos gaurus) in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Ecosystem Restoration

BORA is closely involved in improving habitat and food availability for endangered species in the wild. In northeastern Sabah where wildlife is dependant on a mixed landscape of plantations to find adequate sources of nutrition, habitat enrichment will have a significant role to play in ensuring the survival of orang utans , Bornean pygmy elephants, banteng deer, gibbons and hornbills, among others.

In addition, to demonstrating the value of cultivating grasslands to boost the availability of nutritious food for wild cattle and other grazers, BORA has amassed a living collection of over 90 wild fig species in the Sabah Ficus Germplasm Centre at Tabin Wildlife Reserve. Figs are some of the most important sources of wild food for Sabah's  wildlife. The Centre is able to provide planting materials for habitat restoration initiatives. These efforts are beginning to see important gains and it is vital that they continue to be scaled up across larger landscapes.