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A Species on the Brink: How Sumatra’s Floods Threaten the Tapanuli Orangutan - Environmental News Dec 2025

Posted 14 Dec 2025 in Environmental News , Orangutan News

Sumatra, Indonesia — December 2025

In the steep rainforest hills of Indonesia’s

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Come to Indonesia with me! June 2026 --- Book Now! - OURF News Dec 2025

Posted 01 Dec 2025 in OURF News , Youth Ambassador Forum

In October 2022, I visited the Indonesian rainforest for the first time. On this journey, Garry Sundin of Orangutan Odysseys ...

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Severe Flooding Paralyzes North Sumatra and Aceh: OURF Launches Emergency Relief Appeal - Environmental News Nov 2025

Posted 30 Nov 2025 in Environmental News , OURF News

DONATIONS STILL BEING ACCEPTED

Late November 2025 will be remembered as one of ...

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Hope in the Canopy: How the Orang Utan Republik Foundation Turns Optimism into Action - Environmental News Oct 2025

Posted 08 Oct 2025 in Environmental News , Orangutan News , OURF News

In the early 2000s, when the forests of Sumatra and Borneo echoed less with the long calls of wild orangutans ...

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Nature Needs Half: A Bold Path to Safeguard the Bornean Orangutan - Environmental News Sep 2025

Posted 10 Sep 2025 in Environmental News , Orangutan News

A Forest in Peril—and a Species on the Brink

The Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, once thrived ...

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Meeting Sandra: Completing a Decade-Long Journey - OURF Blog Sep 2025

Posted 09 Sep 2025 in OURF Blog

a personal blog- Dr. Gary L. Shapiro

The last weekend of June 2025 brought me to ...

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Join the 2026 Orangutan Educational Ecotour - OURF Blog Sep 2025

Posted 01 Sep 2025 in OURF Blog , OURF News

The Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF), in partnership with Orangutan Odysseys, invites you to take part ...

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More Than Awards - Recognitions Elevating Youth Voices Globally - Youth Ambassador Forum Aug 2025

Posted 19 Aug 2025 in Youth Ambassador Forum

My name is Jack Dalton, I am the Youth Ambassador for Orang Utan Republik Foundation, and for the ...

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Indonesian Government Issues Statement of Recognition Honoring 20 Years of the Orangutan Caring Scholarship Program - Environmental News Jun 2025

Posted 11 Jun 2025 in Environmental News , OURF News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Indonesian Government Issues Statement of Recognition Honoring 20 Years of the Orangutan Caring Scholarship Program

Santa Monica, ...

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Orangutan Conservation: A Natural Climate Solution - OURF Blog May 2025

Posted 21 May 2025 in OURF Blog

At the Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF), we recognize that orangutan conservation is not only critical for the ...

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