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Fight for survival: The battle to save the last Tapanuli orangutans - Orangutan News Jun 2023

Posted 04 Jun 2023 in Orangutan News

• The Tapanuli orangutan was described in 2017 as a new great ape species, and with a population of less ...

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Successful Conflict Mitigation Efforts Foster Coexistence between Humans and Wildlife - OURF News May 2023

Posted 01 May 2023 in OURF News

In the villages of Lau Damak, Batu Jongjong, and Ujung Bandar within the buffer zone of Gunung Leuser National Park ...

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Environmental education initiatives continue in CECP-4 - OURF News Apr 2023

Posted 19 Apr 2023 in OURF News

In the first quarter of 2023, the Yayasan Sumatra Hijau Lestari (YSHL) has been busy with environmental education initiatives in ...

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OURF Volunteer Profile - Nastassia Rodriguez - OURF Volunteers Apr 2023

Posted 17 Apr 2023 in OURF Volunteers

I have always been passionate about great apes. Growing up, I was fascinated with chimpanzees, now as an adult, I ...

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World’s newest great ape faces habitat loss, multiple threats: Will it survive? - Orangutan News Apr 2023

Posted 16 Apr 2023 in Orangutan News

• Scientists designated the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) as a new species in 2017, and it was immediately noted as ...

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In Sumatra, increased orangutan sightings point to growing threats to the apes - Orangutan News Mar 2023

Posted 23 Mar 2023 in Orangutan News

• Villagers in the Batang Toru forest in northern Sumatra say orangutan sightings in their farms and settlements ...

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Orangutan death in Sumatra points to human-wildlife conflict, illegal trade - Orangutan News Mar 2023

Posted 15 Mar 2023 in Orangutan News

• The case of an orangutan that died shortly after its capture by farmers in northern Sumatra has ...

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My Visit to the School in the Rainforest - Youth Ambassador Forum Feb 2023

Posted 22 Feb 2023 in Youth Ambassador Forum

by Jack Dalton, the Kid Conservationist.

For over three years I have been working to spread education and awareness of ...

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Indonesia’s biofuel push must go beyond palm oil to reduce risk, experts say - Environmental News Feb 2023

Posted 10 Feb 2023 in Environmental News

Mongabay- JAKARTA — Indonesia must develop a new feedstock alternative to palm oil as the government intensifies an ambitious biofuel ...

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OURF Profile- Becky Keller - Orangutan News Jan 2023

Posted 26 Jan 2023 in Orangutan News , OURF Volunteers

Becky Keller first met Dr. Gary Shapiro over 25 years ago. She had a passion for orangutans, and she found ...

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