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Snapshot of hugging orangutans in Indonesia spotlights a rainforest icon at the start of life
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (161+ words) A picture of two baby orangutans has captured attention and hearts online, with their tiny frames only hinting at the towering tree-dwellers they will one day become. The shot shows both infants together in a single frame, with the Sumatran…...
Indonesia's Jantho Nature Reserve welcomes another baby orangutan
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (575+ words) JAKARTA: Jantho Nature Reserve in Aceh has welcomed another Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) born in the wild, the offspring of a rehabilitated orangutan that was released into the wild in 2014. Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) reported the birth was…...
Santan the orangutan climbing again after groundbreaking surgery at Sydney Zoo
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (90+ words) News.com.au Santan the orangutan is back climbing elevated platforms and using ropes after treatment for chronic pain caused by severe arthritis. A Sydney Zoo orangutan is using ropes and climbing again more than a year after world-first surgery…...
World-first surgery for Sydney Zoo orangutan
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (450+ words) A Sydney Zoo orangutan is using ropes and climbing again more than a year after world-first surgery for chronic pain. More than a year after world-first surgery, Sydney Zoo orangutan Santan is moving independently again. New footage shows him back…...
Small farms threaten the Tapanuli orangutan: 7,659 hectares of Batang Toru lost in 23 years
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (416+ words) The orangutan of Tapanuli, one of the most endangered species in the world, faces a devastating habitat loss in Sumatra, not only due to industrial megaprojects but also because of small-scale agricultural and logging activities. A recent study has highlighted…...
Check Out Rare Images of Borneo's "Ghosts of the Forest"
5+ day, 13+ min ago (171+ words) CALLING CARD: This video shows a clouded leopard responding to another's scent marking within Borneo's Deramakot Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia. The recording was taken with a camera trap. Credit: Sabah Forestry Department/Sabah Wildlife Department/Panthera. Their lifespans might…...
Multiple threats endanger the world’s rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (657+ words) Deep in the forests of North Sumatra, Indonesia, lives the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), the world’s rarest great ape. Fewer than 800 individuals remain, confined to the Batang Toru ecosystem, a landscape that is also home to other rare species like…...
How rescued orangutans are rebuilding a new wild population in Sumatra
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (207+ words) Sumatra — Fifteen years ago, Jantho Pine Forest Nature Reserve in Indonesia’s western Aceh province, on the island of Sumatra, had no orangutans. Today, it is home to a growing wild population, built almost entirely from rescued and relocated animals. Success,…...
Tapanuli Orangutan Facing Extinction From Forest Loss
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (551+ words) Athena Dennis, Investigative Journalist and Founder of Palm Oil Detectives. Palm Oil Detectives is a global collective of animal rights and indigenous rights advocates. Together we expose the devastating impacts of palm oil, gold and meat deforestation on human health,…...
In 1971, Biruté Galdikas entered Borneo’s rainforest to study orangutans; more than 50 years later, her foundation has helped return over 1,000 to the wild
1+ week, 4+ day ago (454+ words) When Biruté Galdikas ventured into the tropical forests of Borneo in 1971, it was a difficult environment. According to the Orangutan Foundation International, her early fieldwork involved living in challenging rainforest conditions while studying wild orangutans. There were dense swamps, leeches,…...