housands of orangutans in East Kutai regency, East Kalimantan, are fighting for survival as vast stretches of their lush rainforest habitat rapidly give way to mines, residential developments and ...

The Orangutan Project A baby orangutan has been rescued and is “on the road to recovery” after he was kept in a “tiny cage" amid “unthinkable” conditions for six months. In an Instagram ...

The tiny primate clutched his mother, eyes just barely open. Only five days old, the unnamed orangutan was the newest arrival to the Indianapolis Zoo community. His mother, Sirih, carried the ...

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a male baby orangutan to its Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. This makes it 12 official primates that live at the zoo. The baby was born at 2:30 p.m. on ...

Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris ...

An Orang Asli girl, 18, was confirmed dead on Monday after a week-long fever and being infected with leprosy following an outbreak. Eight other residents in Kampung Orang Asli Chergun and Guntur ...

Galdikas had been told by professors and peers that it would be impossible to study wild orangutans because they were elusive and lived almost exclusively in habitats that were swampy and remote ...

The biggest threat to orangutans comes from degradation of their tropical forest habitats, not least due to illegal logging – the unlawful cutting down of trees. Now, with Born Free support, drones ...

The Indianapolis Zoo is swinging with excitement over its newest arrival: a baby orangutan born on Feb. 20 to resident mom Sirih. The male baby, whose name has yet to be announced, marks the second ...

East Kutai. From January to February, the Conservation and Natural Resources Center of East Kalimantan rescued 37 orangutans in East Kutai and Kutai Kartanegara districts. Ari Wibawanto, Head of the ...