The NGO dedicated to the binturong

News from the field (Palawan) - July 2025

Fieldwork was slowed this month due to weather conditions in the Philippines. At our main study site, the team continued to build additional traps for the radio-tracking project.

Thanks to the volunteers

🌿 A huge thank you to our volunteers! 🌿 This year ABConservation celebrates its 11th anniversary and it's all thanks to them. Whether in the Philippines, France or the UK, they are the pillars of ABConservation.

News from the field (Palawan) - June 2025

Last month, we announced that our team had recovered the images taken between March and May at our secondary study site. After an initial examination of the data, here's what we discovered: lots of photos and videos of our beloved Binturong!

Binturongs are not pets

Binturongs are not pets!

You may have already seen photos and/or videos of binturongs in cages, playing with dogs or cats, being carried on their shoulders or fed by hand... It's not cute because it's not natural!

News from the field (Palawan) - May 2025

During May, we were visited by 4 students from AgroParisTech, members of the association Sur les Traces de Darwin. As for the field team, they have started building an additional trap to increase our chances of launching the radio-tracking study soon. In the office, data analysis continues.

News from the field (Palawan) - April 2025

April was another productive month for our field team! During a second fieldwork session, the team continued to assess micro-habitats in several areas of the study site. In addition, the team continued its efforts to catch a binturong for the radio-tracking project.

News from the field (Palawan) - March 2025

Our main team has been deployed to the research site where we are attempting to launch a first radio-tracking study of a Binturong in Palawan, accompanied by Blanche, Liezel and Denmar.