Pictures in Kalimantan, Indonesia's Borneo [12]

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The world's third largest island, Borneo, is shared by three countries: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Kalimantan is the name for the Indonesian part of Borneo.

At one time, most of Borneo was forested with tropical rainforest but today this has been greatly reduced by logging and agriculture. Today less than half of the island is forested and even a smaller portion can be classified as untouched, or primary forest.

Despite this forest loss, scientists believe that Borneo may house 6 percent of the world's biodiversity. Researchers from the World Wildlife Fund report that 361 species of animals were discovered on the island between 1994 and 2004.

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Indonesia: travel guides | environment | forestry stats

White fungi on small fallen branch Pink cup-shaped mushroom Pink cup-shaped mushroom White fungi growing on rotting log Leach on man's wrist Blood-sucking jungle leech on man's arm Green and brown bug or beetle Blood-sucking leech on man's arm Insect nest emerging from rainforest tree in Borneo Sign for Kumai Boats and houses of Kumai, Kalimantan Oil tanker in the Kumai river Bornean bearded pig feeding on rambutan fruit left on camp porch Bornean bearded pig feeding on fallen rambutan fruit Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus) feeding on rambutan fruit The Borneo Bearded Pig eating rambutan fruit The Bearded Pig of Borneo as it eats rambutan fruit The Bearded Pig of Borneo The Bearded Pig feeding on rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) Borneo bearded pig Borneo bearded pigs (Sus barbatus) near camp Borneo bearded pig (Sus barbatus) feeding on fallen rambutan fruit Red fruit on rainforest tree Staghorn ferns Borneo forest squirrel with orangish belly anda black band along its flank Seikonyer lodge sign No swimming due to crocodiles sign No swimming due to crocodiles sign Boardwalk to Rimba Lodge Red fruits on rainforest shrub Staghorn ferns growing up tree Borneo forest squirrel with orangish belly Bornean Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) consuming rambutan fruit Sus barbatus (bearded pig) feeding on fallen Nephelium lappaceum (rambutan) fruit The Bearded Pig of Borneo feeding on fallen fruit