Orangutan

KUALA LUMPUR Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply chains of major consumer brands including Unilever and Nestlé, according to a U.S.-based environmental group. A R…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply chains of major consumer brands including Unilever and Nestle, according t…

JAKARTA: Animal whisperer and author Didi Almeyda placed her hand on Picco, a black cat. The two shared a quiet moment together that spoke volumes despite the silence.Talking to cats is a bit like talking to people. As with humans, I asked Picco for permissio…

Sandra shows little interest as she slowly shuffles past the structure of beams and ropes built for her to climb on inside her concrete enclosure in Argentina's capital. Outside are tall buildings and traffic that bear no resemblance to the lush forests where…

The National Trust faces a bust-up with members over its £7million a year partnership with Cadbury amid claims the brand uses unsustainable palm oil.  The charity hosts Easter egg hunts as part of its 12-year-deal with the chocolate firm, but some of its 5.5…

(BUENOS AIRES, Argentina) — Sandra shows little interest as she slowly shuffles past the structure of beams and ropes built for her to climb on inside her concrete enclosure in Argentina’s capital. Outside are tall buildings and traffic that bear no resemblan…

The primate, thought to be seven years old, wandered on to a rubber plantation in a hunt for food having been forced out of his forest home by wild fires which have hit the area, according to International Animal Rescue (IAR). He freed himself from the snare…

A small group of environmental activists from Greenpeace held a brief protest outside the Genting's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today. The international environmental NGO had previously reported that the company's subsidiaries had allegedly burnt 8,100 ha o…

Sandra shows little interest as she slowly shuffles past the structure of beams and ropes built for her to climb on inside her concrete enclosure in Argentina's capital. Outside are tall buildings and traffic that bear no resemblance to the lush forests where…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Sandra shows little interest as she slowly shuffles past the structure of beams and ropes built for her to climb on inside her concrete enclosure in Argentina's capital. Outside are tall buildings and traffic that bear no resemb…