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Malaysia plans road expansion through dwindling elephant, orangutan habitat

John Cannon 14 Jan 2016
Young orangutan in Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Christmas gift to the planet: massive rainforest reserve created in Borneo

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Dec 2015
These baby orangutans were confiscated from a trafficker in Indonesia's Aceh province in 2015. Photo by Junaidi Hanafiah.

First-ever conviction for orangutan trafficking in Aceh

Chik Rini 23 Nov 2015

Palm oil company revs up deforestation in Malaysia

Ethan Harfenist 19 Nov 2015

The impacts of haze on Southeast Asia’s wildlife

Jose Hong 19 Nov 2015
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Aceh’s priceless Leuser Ecosystem still shrinking as oil palm spreads

Cory Rogers 17 Nov 2015
Young orangutan orphaned by the palm oil industry when its mother was killed in a plantation in Central Kalimantan. This orangutan was one of the lucky ones -- it ended up in a rehabilitation center rather than dying of starvation or being sold into the pet trade.

Greenwashing? RSPO audits rife with ‘mistakes and fraud,’ report finds

Jonathan Vit 16 Nov 2015

Indonesia breathes easier for now as haze recedes and rain falls

Mongabay Haze Beat 3 Nov 2015

Indonesian wildfire disaster threatens virgin forest in Borneo

Mongabay Haze Beat 29 Oct 2015

Under-fire Jokowi prepares biggest shift yet in Indonesian haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 26 Oct 2015

Indonesia hesitates on emergency status for haze; Islamic council sees ‘warning from God’

Mongabay Haze Beat 23 Oct 2015

Indonesia readies shelter ships as haze last resort after #EvacuateUs hits Twitter

Mongabay Haze Beat 22 Oct 2015

German man arrested in Jakarta with eight earless lizards

Mongabay.com 21 Oct 2015

Jokowi enforcer roasts APP supplier while Kalimantan orangutan charity reels from fires

Mongabay Haze Beat 13 Oct 2015

Identifying and counting the wild orangutans of Borneo

John-Rob Pool 9 Oct 2015

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 Ayers 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 Ayers 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 Ayers 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 Ayers 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

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