Orangutan

Fani, a 15-year-old orangutan hangs on a wood stick at Orangutan Rehabilitation and Reintroduction site of Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) Samboja Lestari in Kutai Kertanegara regency, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. (REUTERS) By day, the un…

SEMBOJA, INDONESIA - By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah's wooden home with blinding brightness as a passing motorbike stirs a swirl of dust. By night, the beams of an occasional truck carrying coal or palm fruits pierce the darkness.…

SEMBOJA, Indonesia (Reuters) - By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah’s wooden home with blinding brightness as a passing motorbike stirs a swirl of dust. By night, the beams of an occasional truck carrying coal or palm fruits pierce th…

An adorable baby orangutan that had been kept as a pet and tethered to a tree by its neck has been rescued. The footage was taken by a team from International Animal Rescue (IAR) who were alerted to the female orangutan being kept in the Sungai District, Ind…

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The Indonesian government has announced what appears to be a drastic measure: to move the administrative centre of this country of 240 million from crazy, overcrowded Jakarta where it has been located sinc…

JAKARTA: The announcement to relocate Indonesia's capital city to East Kalimantan province provides an opportunity to shift the developmental focus to other parts of the archipelago, but environmental pitfalls will need to be avoided, said experts and activis…

As sea levels rise, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is sinking; a large chunk of the city is already below sea level. That’s one reason that the megalopolis now plans to partially relocate, moving government offices, and as many as 1.5 million government e…

As sea levels rise, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is sinking; a large chunk of the city is already below sea level. That’s one reason that the megalopolis now plans to partially relocate, moving government offices, and as many as 1.5 million government e…

As sea levels rise, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is sinking; a large chunk of the city is already below sea level. That’s one reason that the megalopolis now plans to partially relocate, moving government offices, and as many as 1.5 million government e…

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