Text & photos by Arthur Y.C. Chung, Sabah Forestry Department
The supremely imposing Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m) is the tallest mountain in Malaysia and Borneo. It is Sabah’s most iconic landmark, gazetted as a protected park in 1964…
Text & Photos by Arthur Y.C. Chung (Sabah Forestry Department)
Atlas Moth, Attacus atlas (female).
Moths belong to the same insect order as butterflies - Lepidoptera. There are approximately 160,000 species of moths worldwide. In Borneo, there are some…
SANDAKAN, 10 July 2022 – Tourism Malaysia Sabah has collaborated with The Sandakan Borneo Bird Club to introduce the latest birdwatching guide for Sabah in conjunction with the upcoming Borneo Bird Festival 2022, which will take place at…
A former Sabahan UN staff’s way of making a difference to the state’s forest and wildlife
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically disrupted people’s lives and brought about huge changes to the way they live.
Positively, more and…
“One can experience ‘shower of blessing’ from their watery excreta (urine) when standing beneath that tree!”
Text & photos by Arthur Y.C. Chung
Side view of the Batwing Cicada, Cryptotympana aquila.
Cicadas belong to the superfamily Cicadoidea, within the…
Part 2
By Henry Goh
A Northern Grey Gibbon, endemic to the tropical rainforest of northern and eastern Borneo.
During a teleconversation with friends, a question popped in our minds: where could we have a short holiday in Sabah…
Part 1
By Yong It Ching & Henry Goh
Yong It Ching (far right) and Henry Goh (second left) with friends.
The temperature has been very hot and humid since end of April till now. We experienced heat cramps…
Source: pahangtourism.org.my
Fraser's Hill is often been referred to as a first-class bird-watching destination in this region since this highland paradise is home to more than 250 species of wild birds. Come November and December each year, the…
Cutting vegetables and separating the unwanted leaves and stems are a daily routine at Bukit Harapan
NESTLING along a busy trunk road that heads to the city and Mount Kinabalu, Bukit Harapan, a home for special persons believes not…
This article is written by Yong It Ching and has appeared in 'Bird Diaries' in Asia Times Pulse
Yong It Ching
Retirement during the time of MCO can be a blessing.
I was looking for something to keep myself…