Today I was privileged to watch as some of Harapan Rainforest's Bathin Sembilan indigenous community processed the first three tonnes of rattan harvested from Harapan Rainforest. The villagers are hoping to earn 5-6,000 rupiah (30-40p) per kilo of rattan sold into the commercial market. Rattan is the stem of a climbing palm and will be familiar to people in the West as the material used in 'cane' furniture.

I was very excited when looking through our latest camera trap images to see we had managed to get our first photo of a Sumatran Tiger here at Harapan Rainforest. As you can see though, this clever animal made sure we didn't get a good photo!  It appears the tiger came to have a look at the camera trap and then went straight back the way it came, leaving us with a tantalising photo of its chest.

I've had a very exciting day seeing the first of the hornbill nest boxes being erected in trees near to the Harapan Rainforest camp. The Research and Conservation team have been busy building and erecting little houses for Hornbills to provide them with a safe and secure place to raise their chicks. Harapan is home to nine species of hornbill, all of which require holes in mature trees for them to breed.