Hotel Samila Sandakan

Block 13 Jalan Tiga Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

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First glimpse of Borneo rainforest

A travel blog entry by deerhunter

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... these creatures are on their home pitch!

I'm off this afternoon to a research station in the Danum Valley for NY. I'm hoping to see more of the forests before I head off to the Philippines to sail around on a boat I've arranged for January..

Merry Christmas everybody and Happy New Year to you all! Thanks for the messages, I miss you all!
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She Sells (Monkey) Sanctuary

A travel blog entry by alanhopkins

... ate some food for a bit then it and the baby swung around on the ropes and didn't do a whole lot. That was it, you could wander around the park trails and hope to see more but we weren't gonna do that. Normally I'd complain (on the blog) but they say all the entrance money goes back into the park so it's like a donation and a worthy one I'd say. Sometimes people will come and see no monkeys at feeding time, sometimes they will see 5 or 6, luck of the draw.

The bus left just as ...

The Corridor of Life

A travel blog entry by bahra

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... relation to the pet trade.

Once these trees have an opportunity to grow over the next 10 years or so, then the primary trees will be replenished and replanted. These are the natural next stage as they cannot grow unless there is shade from faster growing and shorter trees and also take circa 100 years to get to full height. So the strategy is a sound one to support the species in both the short term and the long term.

Community involvement. ...

Christmas trees in the jungle?!

A travel blog entry by lady_ives

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... passed by a boat that had moored up for the evening. Some people were on the deck flashing their torch at us. The guide decided to turn the boat around and make sure they were ok, but we approached with caution. Well it was only an Australian couple who had parked up for the night and wanted to let us know there were elephants on the embankment next to them. Wowzers! Elephants at night! Apparently they do most of their moving at night when it is cooler. Our last stop ...

Into the Wild

A travel blog entry by jac_rob

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... already, it wasn't overly exciting but we were glad to spend our time there in between orang-utan feedings.

When we arrived back at the Rehabilitation Centre for the afternoon feeding, the skies opened up and we were saturated. It was welcomed rain though. A nice way to cool off after spending the day in muggy heat. The orang-utans weren't interested in putting on a show so we ran back to the visitors centre to wait for our transfer. ...

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