The number of banteng, known as the wild cattle of Borneo, is less than 500 now. FMTNews
September 4, 2019 6:34 PMKOTA KINABALU: Sabah is in danger of losing another of its precious wildlife after the Sumatran rhino if efforts to save the Borneon banteng, an endangered wild cattle species, fail.
“Poaching is widespread in all habitats containing bantengs, and the loss of any animal will quicken the time until they go extinct in the wild. They were often caught in snares, which result in potentially catastrophic injuries such as the loss of a limb, he said. Injuries resulting from snares had been documented during studies, he added.“They can go extinct very fast if nothing is done. However, banteng are much easier to breed and captive breeding programmes combined with increase of enforcement could save the species.”
“This is the first time that researchers have had sufficient quantities of data on this highly elusive species that have facilitated statistical analyses to estimate robust population density. Meanwhile, Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said the Bornean Banteng Action Plan for Sabah, together with two other plans – to protect the proboscis monkey and the Sunda clouded leopard – were officially endorsed by the state Cabinet this year.
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