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Arboreal great apes of Borneo and Sumatra—masters of the canopy.
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Two Orangutans Rescued From Fire-Damaged Palm Oil Plantation in West Kalimantan
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Five baby orangutans expose India's frightening wildlife trade
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In Indonesia's Borneo, hunters now shoot photos, not animals
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (140+ words) dw.com From hunter to protector The critically endangered Bornean orangutan lives in the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its natural habitat consists primarily of the island's rainforests. However, this habitat is shrinking due to deforestation and conversion to agricultural land....
El Niño Fires on Borneo Threaten Orangutans and Rangkong Station
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (371+ words) El Niño-Induced Drought Sparks Massive Borneo Fires Threatening Orangutans and the Rangkong Research Station inkorr.com El Niño-Induced Drought Sparks Massive Borneo Fires Threatening Orangutans and the Rangkong Research Station Severe Drought from El Niño Fuels Devastating Fires in Borneo…...
Five baby orangutans dumped in Odisha forest lay bare India’s booming exotic pet obsession
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (701+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 19 — Five baby orangutans abandoned in an Indian forest have exposed a “massive” exotic wildlife trade, with traffickers smuggling increasingly rare species into the country, experts say. They warn of a growing multi-million-dollar trade in endangered animals, including…...
Foreign Link, Eight-State Hunt: Odisha Minister Says Orangutan Syndicate Will Take Time to Uproot
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (312+ words) Home » Foreign Link, Eight-State Hunt: Odisha Minister Says Orangutan Syndicate Will Take Time to Uproot Five baby orangutans should never have been swinging in a casuarina forest in Odisha’s Baleshwar district. They are not Indian animals. They belong in the…...
Tapanuli orangutans face mining, landslides, and fire threats — with no recovery plan
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1615+ words) JAKARTA — Nearly a year after what scientists describe as one of the most severe ecological shocks ever documented for the world’s rarest great ape species, there is still no coordinated recovery strategy for Tapanuli orangutans, even as mining resumes, future…...
Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (699+ words) Five baby orangutans abandoned in an Indian forest have exposed a "massive" exotic wildlife trade, with traffickers smuggling increasingly rare species into the country, experts say. They warn of a growing multi-million-dollar trade in endangered animals, including apes smuggled through…...
Sarawak steps up monitoring of orangutans as haze and heat persist
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (468+ words) At the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, rangers have stepped up surveillance in recent weeks, using drones to monitor hotspots and assess how the haze and hot weather could be affecting the primates, a major draw for Sarawak’s ecotourism industry. At the…...
5 rescued orangutans at Odisha’s Nandankanan: Will they return to Indonesia?
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (262+ words) More than a week after the mysterious transportation of five orangutan cubs came to light, questions remain over their future. It is still unclear whether the primates will continue to stay at Nandankanan Zoological Park or eventually be sent back…...