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Giant lizards are thriving on Borneo’s oil palm plantations

Source
The Conversation

Publication Date
2017-10-17

Oil palm trees plague the once untouched and wild island of Borneo. Towering rainforests have been chopped down and the land turned into a monotonous monoculture of plantations, the principle source of palm oil. In the Malaysian region of Sabah, in the north of the island, these trees now cover a staggering 20% of the entire state.

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https://theconversation.com/giant-lizards-are-thriving-on-borneos-oil-palm-plantations-85305