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Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2025
» SIPIROK — Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province.
Renowned British chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - British primatologist Jane Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world's most prominent wildlife advocates, has died at the age of 91, her institute announced Wednesday.
How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one.
Malaysia announces adopt-an-orangutan plan for palm oil importers
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2024
» SANDAKAN, Malaysia - Companies that import palm oil from Malaysia will be able to adopt orangutans but they will not be able to leave the country, the commodities minister said on Sunday, in a revised version of a conservation scheme announced earlier this year.
Orangutan uses medicinal plant to treat wound
Reuters, Published on 04/05/2024
» JAKARTA - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in Indonesia. What Rakus did three days later really caught the attention of scientists.
Endangered Borneo orangutans get Covid tests
AFP, Published on 13/09/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Dozens of critically endangered orangutans in Malaysia have been tested for the coronavirus, with vets in protective suits undertaking the tricky task of giving the apes nasal swabs.
Palm oil row fuels Swiss vote on Indonesia trade deal
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» ZURICH - Switzerland votes Sunday on a free trade deal with Indonesia but the agreement, which opens up a vast potential market, could slip up over the issue of palm oil imports.
10 rescued orangutans returned to wild in Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2021
» JAKARTA: Ten orangutans have been released back into the wild in the Indonesian portion of Borneo island, with helicopters used to ferry the critically endangered great apes deep into the forest from rehabilitation centres.
Asia virus latest: Back to school in China; Japan expands easing
AFP, Published on 28/04/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
African grey parrots get by with a little help from friends
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - Acting selflessly to help others in need was long thought to be a trait confined to mammals, in particular humans and some great ape species like bonobos and orangutans.