Orangutan News

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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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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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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Human-Orangutan Conflict and Orangutan Translocation - Orangutan News Aug 2022

Posted 16 Aug 2022 in Orangutan News

International Orangutan Day is celebrated each August 19th! It is a momentous day that highlights the orangutan and ...

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Deforestation in Borneo threatens one in four orangutans, study says - Orangutan News Jul 2022

Posted 26 Jul 2022 in Orangutan News

• Deforestation in Borneo will destroy the habitat of more than 26,000 orangutans, a quarter of the population of the ...

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Plantations threaten Indonesia’s orangutans, but they’re not oil palm - Environmental News Jul 2022

Posted 16 Jul 2022 in Environmental News , Orangutan News

• A significant portion of orangutan habitat in Indonesia lies within corporate concessions, but industrial tree companies, like pulp and ...

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How many orangutans does $1 billion save? Depends how you spend it, study finds - Orangutan News Apr 2022

Posted 02 Apr 2022 in Orangutan News

- A recent study evaluating spending on orangutan conservation, calculated to amount to more than $1 billion over the past ...

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2021 Pongo Awards Recap - Orangutan News Jan 2022

Posted 24 Jan 2022 in Orangutan News

On Saturday, November 13th, The Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) with the support of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) presented ...

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