This stork is one of 475 bird species found in the rainforests of Borneo.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Within this large cave, there are two very tall stands of bamboo poles latched together so that bird nests found on the cave roof can be harvested for food.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Bulldozers sent upriver to begin the industrial exploitation of the rainforest.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
The millipede is one of the most dangerous creatures in the forest.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
View from the mountains to the sea.
courtesy of Ted Pack / May 3rd, 2006
Sunset in Kuching
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
The use of rail to transport logs
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Industrial logging had begun by the 1960's.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
A classic longhouse. Today, most have had their thatched roofs replaced by corrugated iron because it is longer lasting.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Rivers still are the highways of Borneo, and most longhouses are built near them.
courtesy of Ted Pack / May 3rd, 2006
The front of a longhouse.
courtesy of Ted Pack / May 3rd, 2006
The ruai (veranda) of a longhouse.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Longhouse from above.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Strangler fig
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Sunset
courtesy of Ted Pack / May 3rd, 2006
River Express on the Rejang. These cigar-shaped boats were and still are the main way of getting to and from inland Sarawak.
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Rubber collecting
courtesy of Michael Mercil / May 3rd, 2006
Hornbill
The Borneo Project is sponsored by Earth Island Institute, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.
The Borneo Project, Earth Island Institute, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 460, Berkeley, CA 94704
borneo [at] borneoproject.org, Voicemail: 1-510-859-9100 ext. 212
