ower ment ▁Anim als ▁People ▁( LE AP ), ▁the ▁Sab ah ▁Wild life ▁Department ▁( SW D ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sab ah ▁Forest ry ▁Department ▁( SF D ), ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁hol istic ▁approach ▁to ▁con serve ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁F lying ▁Ele ph ants ▁Foundation , ▁which ▁awards ▁individuals ▁from ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁discipl ines ▁within ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁sciences . ▁ ▁W ong ▁S iew ▁Te ▁now ▁man ages ▁the ▁Bor ne an ▁Sun ▁Bear ▁Conserv ation ▁Centre ▁as ▁CE O . ▁ ▁Rec ogn itions ▁W ong ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁wild life ▁hero ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Wild life ▁Hero es : ▁ 4 0 ▁Le ading ▁Conserv ation ists ▁and ▁the ▁Anim als ▁They ▁Are ▁Comm itted ▁to ▁S aving . ▁ ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁State ▁Governor ▁ 7 6 th ▁birth day ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁W ong ▁S iew ▁Te ▁was ▁con ferred ▁Dar j ah ▁Johan ▁Neg eri ▁( D . J . N .; ▁Member - ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Def ender ▁of ▁State ) ▁to ▁recognize ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁This ▁Order ▁was ▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁con ferred ▁on ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁contributed ▁out standing ▁services ▁in ▁any ▁field . ▁This ▁award ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁one ▁thousand ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁fifty ▁living ▁persons , ▁ex cluding ▁non - Mal ays ians