Orangutan

By Hannah BeechBUNGA TANJUNG: The men came at Hope and her baby with spears and guns. But she would not leave. There was no place for her to go. When the air-gun pellets pierced Hope’s eyes, blinding her, she felt her way up the tree trunks, auburn-furred fi…

An orangutan mother who was attempting to save her offspring from poachers was shot more than 70 times in Indonesia and survived. The New York Times reported Saturday that Indonesian wildlife officials are attempting to care for an orangutan mother, dubbed "…

Hope is now recovering in an enclosure. She has learned through touch to accept a papaya or bottle of milk from a keeper. Nearby, orphaned orangutans whimper and squeak. When Hope hears the babies, she curls into a fetal position and cries out. Orangutans s…

SAMARINDA, Indonesia: In the late 1970s, it is told, Indonesian president Suharto embarked on a journey along the coast of East Kalimantan, a lush flank of land stretching up the island of Borneo. From a picturesque hill, he admired the natural surroundings,…

SAMARINDA, Indonesia: In the late 1970s, it is told, Indonesian president Suharto embarked on a journey along the coast of East Kalimantan, a lush flank of land stretching up the island of Borneo. From a picturesque hill, he admired the natural surroundings,…

SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL(TM) WELCOMES A NEW CLASS OF WILDLIFE STARS IN "ORANGUTAN JUNGLE SCHOOL" NEW SERIES FOLLOWING THE EDUCATION OF ORPHANED ORANGUTANS AVAILABLE TO STREAM FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 ON SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL PLUS NEW YORK - June 25, 2019 - Class is now …

Unsustainable palm oil industry practices—the result of large-scale land acquisitions across Africa's tropical belt—have resulted in a number of social and environmental concerns. Sonni Nyumah, palm oil market seller, Liberia. Image credit Flickr user Hodag (…

Catching a glimpse of a tiger in an Indian forest. Watching an orang-utan snap off a tree branch to use as a scratching stick. Seeing a black rhino nuzzle its young. They're all astonishing sights available to travellers today, but which we're all sickeningly…

Even though economic development was one the key agenda items at the 34th Asean Summit held in Bangkok last week, human rights protection in the context of business operations seemed to not get sufficient attention from Asean leaders. This is unfortunate, gi…

On a Sunday evening last month, Masood Akhter, a 45-year-old government worker, was out with his family in Wah, a garrison city on the Potohar Plateau in Pakistan's Punjab province northwest of the capital, Islamabad.  While walking through the city, he spot…