This is the first Rafflesia species ever photographed in the Kelabit Highlands region of Borneo. Being a protected species of Sarawak, this photo has some potential to help conserve this area from further logging. It has been received by several prominent biologists as well as the Bruno Manser Foundation who published it in their newsletter. Copy the link below to your browser. After viewing the photo in the German version of Tong Tana, select English and then explore the issues regarding the Penan tribe and logging in Borneo.


http://www.bmf.ch/ge/pdf/TT_januar06_d.pdf