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Dr. Othman Wins Whitley Award for Elephant Conservation

5/2/2025

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Dr. Farina Othman has been honored with the 2025 Whitley Award for her passionate commitment to safeguarding the endangered Bornean elephants in Sabah, Malaysia. Through her nonprofit, Seratu Aatai, she fosters harmony between elephants and palm oil farmers, implementing citizen science, enhancing habitat connectivity, and providing training for sustainable farming to reduce human-elephant conflicts.

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Dr. Farina Othman has been honored with the 2025 Whitley Award for her passionate commitment to safeguarding the endangered Bornean elephants in Sabah, Malaysia. Through her nonprofit, Seratu Aatai, she fosters harmony between elephants and palm oil farmers, implementing citizen science, enhancing habitat connectivity, and providing training for sustainable farming to reduce human-elephant conflicts.