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Orangutans at a Crossroads: New Threats, Hard Lessons, and Reasons for Hope in 2026 - Environmental News Mar 2026

Posted 23 Mar 2026 in Environmental News , Orangutan News , OURF News

Across the rainforests of Indonesia, orangutans—our closest arboreal relatives—are once again at a critical juncture. Recent news from Sumatra and ...

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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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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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Echoes from the Canopy: Orangutans and the Origins of Language - Orangutan News May 2025

Posted 20 May 2025 in Orangutan News

In the dense rainforests of Sumatra, a remarkable discovery is reshaping our understanding of communication and its evolutionary ...

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The Center for Great Apes Sanctuary - Orangutan News Apr 2025

Posted 05 Apr 2025 in Orangutan News , OURF Blog , OURF Volunteers , Youth Ambassador Forum

by Jack Dalton, the Kid Conservationist.

A few weeks ago, I took a trip to The Center for Great Apes, ...

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Orangutan Skulls Among Dozens Seized in Gruesome Wildlife Trafficking Bust - Environmental News Mar 2025

Posted 29 Mar 2025 in Environmental News , Orangutan News

News from TRAFFIC.

Indonesian authorities have just dismantled a macabre wildlife trafficking ring, uncovering a chilling collection of illegal ...

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Orangutan Caring Week 2024: November 10-16 - Environmental News Nov 2024

Posted 08 Nov 2024 in Environmental News , Orangutan News , OURF News

Theme: “Orangutans Leading the Way: One Planet, One Future”

Celebrating Orangutans as Symbols of Environmental Stewardship and Biodiversity

This November, ...

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Celebrate International Orangutan Day on August 19th - Environmental News Aug 2024

Posted 14 Aug 2024 in Environmental News , Orangutan News

International Orangutan Day, observed annually on August 19th, is a crucial opportunity to raise awareness about the plight ...

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AI: A New Frontier for Orangutan Conservation - Environmental News Nov 2023

Posted 09 Nov 2023 in Environmental News , Orangutan News , OURF News

As we embrace this year’s theme for Orangutan Caring Week, "Leveraging AI to Protect Orangutans and Global Biodiversity," we are ...

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