BBC News
September 1, 2007
Scientists helping protect the smallest and rarest elephants in the world are hoping to set up a fieldwork centre on the island of Borneo.
The Bornean elephant is only found in the northern part of the island and was recognised as a new subspecies in 2003.
Cardiff University has also studied orang-utans in the Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo, for several years.
The rainforest where both species live has been damaged by logging and the growth of oil palm plantations.
The elephants live in the Kinabatangan flood plain in Sabah and there are thought to be around 1,500- 2,000 in the wild.
The team from Cardiff University's school of biosciences has been working with the authorities in Sabah on conservation projects for many years.
Mike Bruford, professor of biodiversity, has just returned from Borneo where he was discussing opening the field centre along with the Sabah wildlife department.
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