The Mighty Sentarum

July 28, 2010

BORNEO forest. The jewel on the equator is almost nearing its twilight: palm oil plantations are forcing their way in, replacing the ironwood, displacing the habitats of orangutans, honeybees, and bekantan (Nasalis larvatus), Proboscis monkeys. Stephen Fry, BBC Knowledge presenter, placed the Kalimantan forests in one of the Last Chance to See series.

Sentarum Lake National Park, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, June. The richest biodiversity in th

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