Tabin Wildlife Resort (Borneo)

Name: Tabin Wildlife Resort (Borneo)
Address: Lot 11-1, 1st Floor, Damai Point, Jalan Damai, Kota Kinabalu, 88300, MY
Telephone: +6088267266
Rating: 5

Home
Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu
Tabin Wildlife Resort (Borneo)

Tabin Wildlife Resort (Borneo) Tabin Wildlife Resort is a resort located remotely in Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Borneo, Malaysia. 5? More than 300 species of birds have been recorded.

Created in the year 1984, Tabin has been declared a Wildlife Reserve primarily on account of the large number of animals inhabiting its forests, some of which are highly endangered. The three largest mammals of Sabah, namely Borneo Pygmy Elephant, Sumatran Rhinoceros and Tembadau are all found within the reserve; nine species of primate are present, as well as three species of cats all of which ar

e on the protected wildlife list. One of the highlights of Tabin being the active and mineral-rich mud volcanoes, attracting frequent visits by wildlife for their mineral intake and present an ideal platform for wildlife observation and bird-watching.

10/02/2025

Rhinoceros Hornbill was spotted at Tabin Wildlife Resort - Sunbird Cafe whenever the fig tree is fruiting!!
Tabin Wildlife Holidays ( Borneo )

27/12/2024

Bornean Crested Fireback was spotted at Tabin Wildlife Resort

23/12/2024

"Happy Holidays! May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, laughter, and goodwill. And may the year ahead be full of contentment and joy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!"

16/12/2024

Come and visit us today (16 December) and tomorrow ( 17 December) at Imago Shopping Mall Kota Kinabalu~!

Located at The Oval, Ground Floor.

See you there🤗

22/11/2024

It's a lucky day that Clouded Leopard was spotted at Tabin Wildlife Resort
Tabin Wildlife Holidays ( Borneo )

15/11/2024

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 (Stephen Moss) - 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐨

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒑

I’d never seen a flying rhino before. Then again, I’d never visited the lowland rainforest of Borneo. This is the main stronghold of the rhinoceros hornbill, one of the largest and most imposing of its bizarre family.

So when a huge black-and-white bird flew out of the forest canopy, I was suitably impressed. I was most struck by its huge and prominent bill, topped with the orange-tinted and uniquely up-curved casque, the horn-like protuberance that gives the species its name.

The rhinoceros hornbill, colloquially known as the rhino, is the only bird in Borneo’s ”big five”, along with the pygmy elephant, proboscis monkey, orangutan and estuarine crocodile, all of which we also managed to see.

It was one of no fewer than seven species of hornbill we encountered during our trip to this wildlife-rich island on a visit to the 14th Borneo bird festival, run by the Borneo Bird Club and Sabah Forestry Department.

Many of our most memorable sightings were at the 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞, the largest in Malaysia, covering 300,000 acres (121,000 hectares) in the eastern part of Sabah state. We caught up with elusive mammals such as the leopard cat and Bornean striped palm civet, along with endemic birds such as the jewel-like blue-headed and black-crowned pittas, shy inhabitants of the forest floor.

But even among these star species, the rhinoceros hornbill stood out. After all, it’s not often you come across a flying rhino.

03/10/2024

𝕯𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝕰𝖝𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖘 (Mardinah Jikur)- 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍-𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐒

LAHAD DATU: A non-governmental organisation, Borneo Rhino Alliance (Bora), and Responsible Elephant Conservation Trust (Respect) are promoting a new approach to managing human-wild elephant conflicts in Malaysia.

Bora Chief Executive Officer Datuk Dr John Payne said the approach includes developing elephant feeding areas at specific sites, away from plantations and gardens, and full with luscious grass and supplementary minerals.

He said the idea is to provide alternative foods for elephants that are as attractive to them as oil palms.

“Several grass species, including Napier grass and a native wild grass with the local name of barau, are proving to be the most popular of Malaysia’s 150 or so grass species for elephants in Sabah.

“Weaning hundreds of elephants off oil palms is an even bigger challenge, but one that can succeed with effort, consistency and patience. We have been developing this approach in 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 since 2021, and the effort is now starting to pay off,” he said in the statement here today.

Dr Payne, who is also a Respect trustee, said wild elephants are visiting the feeding areas several times a year and the mammals love it.

According to him, having demonstrated the concept, the next step will be convincing forestry departments and big landowners, such as those growing oil palm, to allocate small patches of strategically located land to develop more pastures at the forest plantation boundaries.

He emphasised that only small land areas — a few hectares — will be needed at any one pasture site to grow tall, lush grass.

On good soil, he also said, the planted grass produces 80 tonnes of edible grass leaves and stems per hectare per year.

“Thank you to our partners, Sabah Wildlife Department and Sabah Forestry Department, The Hornbill Award, CIMB Foundation, KLK, Tradewinds, 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭, and others for believing that this effort is a worthwhile start to a whole new approach to wildlife management,” he added.

27/08/2024

Tabin Wildlife food project - Daily Express (Wu Vui Tek)

27/08/2024

Global Sustainable Tourism - Planting Napier Grass and Fig Tree for Wildlife

14/05/2024

More pygmy elephants is spotted at the Lipad Mud Volcano at Tabin Wildlife Reserve.

11/04/2024

Selamat Hari Raya to all our Muslim friends and valued Partners!

11/02/2024

Dear valued friends, customers and business partners, Happy Blessed Chinese New Year 2024!

30/12/2023

Dear valued Partners & Friends. Merry Christmas & a Happy 2024 New Year!

23/04/2023

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all our Muslim friends and quests!

02/01/2023

Happy Blessed New Year 2023 !

Address

Lot 11-1, 1st Floor, Damai Point, Jalan Damai
Kota Kinabalu
88300

Telephone

+6088267266

Website

http://www.tabinwildlife.com.my/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Tabin Wildlife Resort (Borneo) posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Videos

Rhinoceros Hornbill was spotted at Tabin Wildlife Resort - Sunbird Cafe whenever the fig tree is fruiting!! Tabin Wildlife Holidays ( Borneo ) #RhinocerosHornbill #figtree

Bornean Crested Fireback was spotted at Tabin Wildlife Resort

It's a lucky day that Clouded Leopard was spotted at Tabin Wildlife Resort #tabinwildliferesort Tabin Wildlife Holidays ( Borneo ) #tabinwildlifereserved #cloudedleopard

Global Sustainable Tourism - Planting Napier Grass and Fig Tree for Wildlife #tabinwildliferesort #globalsustainabletourism #tabinwildlifereserved

More pygmy elephants is spotted at the Lipad Mud Volcano at Tabin Wildlife Reserve.

The Tabin's Lipad Mud Volcano continue to spew muds for a few minutes before it stopped.

The Tabin Wildlife Reserve's Lipad Mud Volcano was spurting out volcanic mud at 10.00 am today which lasted for about 3 minutes. This spectacular phenomenon was witnessed by our bird watching guide and guests from the Lipad Mud Tower. According to our guide, the volcanic mud was not hot and covered a huge area reaching the the foot of the tower.

Tabin Wildlife Resort (Borneo)

10/02/2025

27/12/2024

23/12/2024

16/12/2024

22/11/2024

15/11/2024

03/10/2024

27/08/2024

27/08/2024

14/05/2024

11/04/2024

11/02/2024

30/12/2023

23/04/2023

02/01/2023

Address

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Videos

Shortcuts

Share

Category