The threat to rare animals in Borneo

Threats to wildlife in Borneo, 1. For food, 2. By land use, 3. Native exploitation: killing of animals for saleable products, 4. Planned external exploitation, 5. Sport

At present only the larger mammals are seriously and immediately threatened, notably the orang-utan and the Sumatran Rhinoceros.

Archaeological evidence from the Sarawak Museum excavations in the great Caves of Niah show that the rhinoceros was being hunted as a ritual animal.