KOTA KINABALU: Dr Farina Othman’s life changed when she came up close and personal with the Bornean elephant. It all began ...

There are fewer than 1,000 Bornean elephants left in the wild. Logging and palm oil plantations have destroyed their habitat ...

Measuring around nine feet (2.7 meters) tall, Bornean elephants are the smallest subspecies of the Asian elephant, and are two feet (60 centimeters) shorter than their African counterparts.

UK charity, the Whitley Fund for Nature, recognised Malaysian Dr Farina Othman with a 2025 Whitley Award for her work to save ...