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Lift-off for thermal-imaging system to estimate wildlife populations

James Fair 18 Apr 2019

For orangutans affected by El Niño, change unfolds over time

Jim Tan 15 Jan 2019
Borneo orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Studying human behavior to protect orangutans: Q&A with Liana Chua

James Fair 11 Jan 2019

Researchers say orangutans are declining, despite Indonesian government’s claims

Mike Gaworecki 7 Nov 2018

Recovering conservationist: Q&A with orangutan ecologist June Mary Rubis

Basten Gokkon 15 Aug 2018

Orangutan found shot, hacked at palm plantation with history of deaths

Budi Baskoro 5 Jul 2018

Orangutan forest school in Indonesia takes on its first eight students

Jim Tan 21 Jun 2018

Illegal logging persists in Borneo orangutan habitat despite government ban

Basten Gokkon 7 Jun 2018

Activists eye bigger roles for local officials, businesses in Indonesia’s orangutan protection plan

Basten Gokkon 15 Mar 2018

Debates heat up as Indonesian palm oil moratorium is about to be signed

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Mar 2018

Orangutan culture in focus in ‘Person of the Forest’: Q&A with researchers Cheryl Knott and Robert Rodriguez Suro

John Cannon 23 Feb 2018

Exploring the minds and inner lives of animals

Mike Gaworecki 20 Feb 2018

Four Indonesian farmers charged in killing of orangutan that was shot 130 times

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2018

What is happening to the orangutans of Borneo?

Basten Gokkon 15 Feb 2018

Orangutan shot 130 times in Indonesia, in second killing reported this year

Mongabay.com 7 Feb 2018

Indonesian rubber farmers charged in gruesome killing of Bornean orangutan

Basten Gokkon 2 Feb 2018

Decapitated orangutan found near palm plantations shot 17 times, autopsy finds

Basten Gokkon 19 Jan 2018

Orangutan found tortured and decapitated prompts Indonesia probe

Mongabay.com 16 Jan 2018

Orangutans process plants into medicine, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 4 Dec 2017

New carbon maps of Sabah’s forests guide conservation in Borneo

John Cannon 29 Nov 2017

Here is the most current list of the world’s top 25 most endangered primates

Mike Gaworecki 28 Nov 2017

Leading US plywood firm linked to alleged destruction, rights violations in Malaysia

John Cannon 19 Oct 2017

Ecologist wins Heinz environment prize for airborne mapping that informs policy

Mongabay.com 14 Sep 2017

Orangutans find home in degraded forests

John Cannon 24 Jul 2017

Bridge through Borneo wildlife sanctuary moving forward

Mongabay.com 22 Jan 2017

Sudden sale may doom carbon-rich rainforest in Borneo

John Cannon 2 Jan 2017

Video: Two rescued pet orangutans return to the wild

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Dec 2016

As the U.S. bans trans fats, palm oil is poised to take over – but at what cost?

Sarah Hucal 11 Feb 2016

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