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Sarawak pledges to protect its last remaining orangutans

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Sep 2015

Trapped between zoo and sanctuary: the dilemma of the institutionalized ape named Sandra (commentary)

Shawn Thompson 26 Aug 2015

After long battle, big swath of Sumatran rainforest wins protection

Rhett A. Butler 12 Aug 2015

Man selling baby orangutans on Facebook arrested in Sumatra

Junaidi Hanafiah 6 Aug 2015

Indonesian kingpin of illegal wildlife trade gets two years in prison

Mongabay.com 13 Jul 2015

Push to revise conservation law as Indonesians post wildlife crimes to Facebook

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 10 Jul 2015

Consumers willing to pay sharp premium for wildlife-friendly palm oil, claims study

Rhett A. Butler 15 Jun 2015

Well grounded: orangutans are more terrestrial than previously thought

John-Rob Pool 8 Jun 2015

30 illegal orangutan pets seized in West Kalimantan

Aseanty Pahlevi 5 May 2015

Orangutan rescued amid sea of palm oil

Rhett A. Butler 4 May 2015

Report: Borneo could save billions while still meeting conservation and development goals

Mike Gaworecki 27 Apr 2015

Destruction of elephant, tiger, and orangutan habitat doubles

Rhett A. Butler 25 Mar 2015

When apes have choices and preferences (commentary)

Shawn Thompson 16 Mar 2015

Reports slam Malaysian timber companies, urge reforms in forest management

Ethan Harfenist 27 Feb 2015

Reports blame illegal logging for felling Sarawak forest

Ethan Harfenist 25 Feb 2015

Activists call out ‘one of the worst actors in pulp and paper’

Mike Gaworecki 30 Dec 2014

Huge swath of forest in Indonesian Borneo slated for clearing by ‘sustainable’ company

Ethan Harfenist 10 Dec 2014

‘No forests, no cash’: palm oil giants commit to sustainability, but will they follow through?

Ethan Harfenist 21 Oct 2014

Walking the walk: zoo kicks off campaign for orangutans and sustainable palm oil

Jeremy Hance 20 Oct 2014

Helping orangutans survive: new project aims to connect habitat fragments in Kalimantan (PART II)

Apoorva Joshi 8 Oct 2014

Marooned in shrinking forests, Bornean orangutans hang on as disaster looms (PART I)

Apoorva Joshi 7 Oct 2014

From ‘production’ forests to protected forests, groups work to save Sumatran orangutan habitat. But will it be enough?

Ethan Harfenist 16 Sep 2014

Why are great apes treated like second-class species by CITES?

Daniel Stiles Of Pegas (project To End Great Ape Slavery) 11 Sep 2014

20 orangutan pictures for World Orangutan Day

Rhett A. Butler 19 Aug 2014

Aceh’s largest peat swamp at risk from palm oil

Loren Bell 11 Aug 2014

Surprising habitat: camera traps reveal high mammal diversity in forest patches within oil palm plantations

Julian Moll-rocek 21 Jul 2014

What is peat swamp, and why should I care?

Loren Bell 20 Jul 2014

30% of Borneo’s rainforests destroyed since 1973

Rhett A. Butler 16 Jul 2014

Despite early headwinds, Indonesia’s biggest REDD+ project moves forward in Borneo

Rhett A. Butler 26 Jun 2014

Broken promises no more? Signs Sabah may finally uphold commitment on wildlife corridors

Jeremy Hance 23 Jun 2014

The palm oil diet: study finds displaced orangutans have little else to eat

Ariel Mark 20 Jun 2014

Apeidemiology: researchers model ape disease transmission for the first time

Jordanna Dulaney 20 Jun 2014

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