Orangutan

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Orangutan populations in forest patches found in oil palm estates in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah fell as much as 30% in 15 years, but the overall population of the species in the area is stable, World Wide Fund for Nature (WW…

LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AB 572, The California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act; a critical bill designed to combat threats, such as climate change and the palm oil industry, co-sponsored by Peace 4 Animals, has advanced to the State Sena…

This is the adorable moment an orangutan "fell in love" with an Australian boy who visited her at a zoo.Elfin Griffin, 9, was visiting the zoo with his family when they went to see the primate in Bali, Indonesia, on July 14. When they reached the booth of Ti…

The orangutan population in forest patches located at areas containing oil palm plantations in Sabah have dwindled over the past 15 years, a survey by WWF-Malaysia has found. In an intensive survey by the NGO, it found orangutan numbers in Kulamba and Tabin …

By Kelly MayesJul. 16, 2019 , 7:01 PM It is not uncommon to see Sumatran orangutans scratching, but now, it appears these primates may be doing more than satisfying an itch. A new study shows loud scratching sounds from Sumatran orangutan mothers serve as a …

Jonathon Hogg, pictured earlier this week outside the High Court in London, is suing Qatar Airlines over an allegation his was bitten by a poisonous spider onboard an aircraft flying between Doha to Cape Town in 2015 A lawyer suing over a 'flesh-eating' spid…

Making peace with oil palm

DENPASAR, Indonesia: A Russian tourist who attempted to smuggle a drugged orangutan out of Indonesia in his suitcase was sentenced to a year in prison Thursday (Jul 11) after claiming that he wanted to keep the animal as a pet. Judges also ordered Andrei Zhe…

By Dyna Rochmyaningsih Jul. 11, 2019 , 1:30 PM IN LIBO ON SUMATRA, INDONESIACrickets were chirping one clear morning in April when Anak Agung Aryawan walked under the canopy of a quarter-century-old oil palm plantation here. Suddenly Agung, an agroecologist,…

CLIMATE change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin America, Asia and Africa currently…