The idea of rehabilitation of birds in Sukau Rainforest Lodge started when in 1997 the staff rescued a baby buffy fish owl with a broken leg and nursed it back to health at the staff quarter. The owl, nick-named “STINGKY” was released when we were sure it could take care of itself. But Stingky continued to stay around the Lodge after its release although less frequently as time went on.Since then with the support of Wildlife Department, we have rehabilitated one pangolin, one rhinoceros hornbill and two pied hornbills and released them into the forest behind the Lodge.

In 1997 once again at the request of World Challenge of the UK to put together a project for their eleven volunteer students from Monmouth School, we organised an environmental clean-up at and around a Rungus longhouse at Mompilis.

The objective was to inculcate the importance of keeping the surrounding clean and to break the habit of littering among the Rungus community. Secondly tour operators including our company has often brought international tourists to this longhouse. We felt it was time we helped them out with such a project as our contribution towards this longhouse. This project was very well received by the Rungus community who was very appreciative of the effort of the visiting students. The tourists on the other hand also benefited much from the kind hospitality of the Rungus while witnessing at close hand how the Rungus lived in traditional longhouses.