Orangutan

Hundreds of wildfires burned across Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra on Tuesday, producing thick clouds of smoke that disrupted air travel, forced schools to close and sickened many thousands of people. Poorly equipped firefighters were unable to bring them unde…

These heartbreaking images show endangered orangutans made homeless as farmers jeopardise their habitat. The pictures show a troop of these magnificent creatures gathered near water at their reserve on Salat Island, Borneo, after being driven from wooded are…

Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (September 17) paid a visit to one of the burnt forests in Sumatra where artificial rain was dumped to put out the fires and called for an investigation into those behind it. Indonesia and neighbouring countries in …

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…

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…

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