Tragedy in the Wetlands: Kalimantan’s Bekantan Population Faces Catastrophic Loss Amid Escalating Forest Fires

The fragile equilibrium of Kalimantan’s wetland ecosystems has suffered a devastating blow as the latest wave of forest and land fires (karhutla) claimed the lives of numerous protected proboscis monkeys,…

Tracing the elusive Nasalis larvatus: The precarious balance of Bekantan conservation in the peatlands of South Kalimantan

The quest to locate the elusive proboscis monkey, known locally as the bekantan (Nasalis larvatus), has become a barometer for the ecological health of South Kalimantan’s vast peat swamp ecosystems.…

Ternyata Bekantan Punya Kebiasaan Memamah Biak

The biological world has long classified the act of rumination—the process of regurgitating and re-chewing food—as a defining characteristic of specific ungulates such as cattle, goats, and camels. However, a…