Kinabatangan Floodplain Wildlife Corridor & Native Tree Rewilding
Reconnecting fragmented rainforest patches to enable safe migration for pygmy elephants, proboscis monkeys, and orangutans.
Consortium Partners
- Sabah Wildlife Department
- Borneo Conservation Trust
- Rainforest Trust
Executive Field Narrative
The Kinabatangan floodplain in Malaysian Borneo is home to extraordinary biodiversity, yet large agricultural monocultures have created critical choke points. We work with local riverside Orang Sungai communities to purchase, restore, and reconnect narrow riparian corridors.
The Landscape Threat
Fragmented forest patches force pygmy elephant herds and primates onto agricultural estates, resulting in human-wildlife conflict, road accidents, and restricted genetic flows.
Community Action Plan
Planting fast-growing native pioneer species (Nauclea, Terminalia, and Ficus) along riverbanks while installing community-managed electric fencing along crop borders to guide wildlife safely through designated corridors.
Verified Outcomes
Native Trees Planted
Restoring 450 hectares of critical elephant migration pathways along the river.
Conflict Reduction
80% decline in crop-raiding incidents reported by neighbouring smallholders.
Local Orang Sungai Employed
Nursery managers, tree planters, and wildlife corridor monitors.
Key Timeline Milestones
Field Deployments & Telemetry Stations
Native floodplain tree seedlings ready for planting along the riparian buffer zone.
