The tropical South Asian island of Borneo is an ecological goldmine of exotic species, many of which are found nowhere else. Three years ago, a fox-like mammal many scientists believe to be the first new species of carnivore discovered in over a century was photographed on the Indonesian part of Borneo, according to Reuters. The third largest island in the world, Borneo is home to more than 2,000 different tree species.
But deforestation, poaching, slash and burn farming, and the ...