Orangutan

Outdoor activities for the orangutans has been restricted to a few hours a day. (AFP pic) JAKARTA: Massive forest fires in Indonesia that have caused a toxic haze to spread as far as Singapore and peninsular Malaysia are also seriously affecting endangered o…

Massive forest fires in Indonesia that have caused a toxic haze to spread as far as Singapore and peninsular Malaysia are also seriously affecting endangered orangutans and their habitat, a rescue foundation said Tuesday. Jakarta has deployed thousands of tr…

JAKARTA: Massive forest fires in Indonesia that have caused a toxic haze to spread as far as Singapore and peninsular Malaysia are also seriously affecting endangered orangutans and their habitat, a rescue foundation said Tuesday (Sep 17).  Jakarta has deplo…

Jakarta (AFP) - Massive forest fires in Indonesia that have caused a toxic haze to spread as far as Singapore and peninsular Malaysia are also seriously affecting endangered orangutans and their habitat, a rescue foundation said Tuesday. Jakarta has deployed…

Indonesian police have arrested 185 people suspected of starting the fires that are burning out of control across six provinces, as thick haze of acrid smoke blankets parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The fires rare are also threatening the lives a…

Image copyrightBjorn VaughnImage caption Many parts of Indonesia are burning Almost every year, a smoky haze blankets the South East Asian region - signalling the return of forest fires in Indonesia. For many in this region, grey skies and a lingering ac…

Accusations fly over threat to rarest great ape

To draw attention to the ecological devastation wrought by palm oil farming in Southeast Asia, the Splash and Burn project (previously) creates and documents large-scale art activations. The initiative’s most recent endeavor, titled REWILD and executed with S…

KOTA KINABALU: Rescued animals at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park were given new toys by volunteers from among AirAsia staff in seven countries and conservation group Animal Projects & Environment Education Sdn Bhd. Representative of the AirAsia team from its …

The lesser ape known as the siamang is the largest of all gibbons, and is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Unkie and Ellie are a siamang couple at the San Diego Zoo who have been together since 1987. In that time, they've produced five healthy fem…