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such as Sarawak's Matang Wildlife Centre, are among the few that manage to survive cap-
ture and captivity.
What You Can Do
Every time a traveller visits a nature site, hires a trekking guide, pays a boatman for trans-
port to a remote longhouse, or provides custom for a local ecotourism initiative, they are
casting a vote - by putting cash in local pockets - for the economic (as opposed to purely
ecological) value of sustainability and habitat conservation.
Travellers might want to check out the web-
site of Wild Asia (
www.wildasia.org
)
to learn
more about responsible tourism in the region.
Wherever you go, tread lightly, buy locally,
support responsible tourism and give respect-
ful, constructive feedback to local operators.
To keep abreast of the campaign to save
Borneo's jungles, visit the website of Mongabay (
www.mongabay.com
), which has world-
wide news on rainforest conservation.
Everything from mining chemicals to human waste
pours into Kalimantan's rivers. In a single genera-
tion, the water at Samarinda has gone from drink-
able to not bathe-able.
