Photos of kalimantan-borneo (indonesian borneo) in Indonesia) [updated 2009-05-24]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from Indonesia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2009 and 2006. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


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Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass Nepenthes rafflesiana, a large pitcher plant commonly found in swampy forests of Borneo Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter. Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo. This section of forest was cut months past but the farmers missed their window for converting the land for agriculture. Rains came before the fallen vegetation had been thoroughly burned and thus, this land cannot be used for crops until the forest regrows and is slash-and-burned again. In its current state most nutrients have already been leached by the strong tropical sun and rain has washed away valuable soils. Pitcher plant, Nepenthes reinwardtiana, in rain forest of Borneo Adult male Proboscis monkey Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) peeking over a roof so only its head is visible. Eating a fruit. Sunset in the Borneo rainforest Tree frog in the tropical forest of Borneo. Abandoned homestead in deforestated area. Peat swamp forest once grew here but the land was drained via canal, then the forest cut and burned for short-term rice farming. The homeowners have since moved on to another patch of forest. Forest leech on man's wrist Large black beetle on clothing Large black beetle in Borneo Green mushroom on forest floor Black and white butterfly feeding on flower nectar Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk Baby orangutan learning the ropes at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan Workers with Orangutans at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan Young orangutans going through the rehabilitation process Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo. Note the canal running through the middle of the forest. This canal was used to drain the flooded forest. The forest is then cut and burned before being planted with rice, oil palm, or other agricultural products. Forest that has been drained then slash-and-burned for agriculture Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture Aerial view the Pangkalanbun and the Kumai River in Kalimantan Aerial view of slash-and-burned forest near Pangkalanbun, Kalimantan Forest clearing project sponsored by the Indonesian government. Note the bulldozer. The government is laying an electrical grid to set up housing for colonists from Java. Man cutting Nipa palm frons as construction material Pandanus palms along the Sekonyer River Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20