In June Puntung, one of Malaysia’s last two female Sumatran rhinos, succumbed to an especially acute form of skin cancer. Conservationists and animal lovers alike lamented her passing. They took comfort in the fact that the other female rhino, Iman, remained relatively healthy and strong. This continued to kindle hope…

The forest of Malaysia’s second-largest state Sabah are, in a word, magnificent.  They’re megadiverse –  10 square kilometers of Sabah forest have more flora and fauna than the entirety of North America and Europe combined.   They’re some of the world’s most ancient – some being over 130 million years old. …