Large infrastructure projects have long dominated debate over the future of Indonesia’s Batang Toru ecosystem, the main ...

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JAKARTA — Indonesia’s oldest and largest environmental group, Walhi, has formally intervened in an environmental lawsuit filed by the government against a major logging company, arguing the government ...

The population of Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) has now dropped to around 11,694 individuals, a 19.5 percent decrease ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers observed a wild orangutan in Sumatra treating a facial wound with a plant known for its healing properties, marking the first ...

In the lush rainforests of Southeast Asia, a remarkable creature swings through the treetops, capturing our hearts with its intelligence, charisma and distinct red-orange fur — the orangutan. But ...

Deforestation within a pulpwood concession that overlaps with key orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo has escalated in recent months. Concession holder PT Mayawana Persada cleared 14,000 hectares ...

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Orangutan conservation and habitat management address the urgent need to halt and reverse declines of the three Pongo species across Borneo and Sumatra. Primary threats include deforestation for ...

Love orangutans? Then today -- World Orangutan Day, Aug. 19 -- is a day for you to celebrate. Orangutans are the only great ape in Asia and among the rarest primate on Earth. Once spread throughout ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An orangutan youngster whose birth was captured on camera has been ...