Orangutans in the News

Beaten and captured orangutan dies in Indonesia's Aceh province - Jul 2013

Posted 02 Jul 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Mongabay

An orangutan in Indonesia’s Aceh province died last Thursday after being beaten by residents of a local village attempting to ...

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Greenpeace releases dramatic pictures of haze and fires in Indonesia (photos) - Jun 2013

Posted 24 Jun 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Mongabay

Greenpeace has released a series of photos from the front lines of the peat fires that are casting a pall ...

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Pregnant orang-utan pictured clinging to final tree as bulldozers destroy rainforest around her - Jun 2013

Posted 19 Jun 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Mirror-News

She is too weak and frightened to leave the trunk where she had sought sanctuary as machines tare down her ...

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Illegal wildlife trade flourishes in Sumatra - Jun 2013

Posted 10 Jun 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Mongabay

In a chilly rain on Sunday, in a town just a few kilometers beyond the edge of a protected Sumatran ...

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Two illegally-held pet orangutans seized from Tripa peat swamp - May 2013

Posted 28 May 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: digital-journal

The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) says it has rescued two young orangutans held as illegal pets in the Tripa ...

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Conservationists warn against keeping wild animals as pets - May 2013

Posted 28 May 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Jakarta-Post

Conservationists from the Aceh Orangutan Forum (FORA) have called on the central government to take stern measures against people who ...

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Aceh defends deforestation plan - May 2013

Posted 23 May 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Jakarta-Post

Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah on Wednesday defended his plan to clear the province’s protected forests, saying it is necessary to ...

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Aceh Forests facing numerous threats - May 2013

Posted 22 May 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: End-of-the-Icons

“The threats to Aceh forest are not as ‘black and white’ as just one plan.” Explained Rudi Putra, Avaaz petition ...

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Why Indonesia's deforestation ban isn't enough to protect its forests - May 2013

Posted 22 May 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: End-of-the-Icons

The president of Indonesia has banned deforestation for another couple of years. This is great news – but we aren't ...

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Palm Oil in American Stores Sending the Sumatran Rhino Into Extinction - May 2013

Posted 20 May 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: The-Huffington-Post

Palm oil kills but with apologies to the orangutans, they'll have to get behind the line to extinction after the ...

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