Orangutans in the News

SOCP Confiscates Illegal Pet Orangutan Captured On Palm Oil Estate - Feb 2013

Posted 20 Feb 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Orangutan-Conservancy

A team from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP: comprising PanEco Foundation (Switzerland), Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Aceh, and ...

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Major breakthrough in protection for Indonesia's remaining rainforests - Feb 2013

Posted 06 Feb 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Greenpeace

Greenpeace hailed today’s commitment from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to end deforestation as a major breakthrough in efforts to ...

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Pygmy elephant calf desperately tries to wake up dead mother who was one of ten animals found poisoned - Feb 2013

Posted 01 Feb 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: End-of-the-Icons

A baby pygmy elephant tries in vain to rouse its mother, one of ten of the endangered creatures found dead ...

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Leuser Ecosystem Under Serious Threat - Jan 2013

Posted 19 Jan 2013 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: End-of-the-Icons

Poachers threatened rhinos and killed 10 tigers within Leuser Ecosystem. The Aceh Government’s commitment towards conservation of Leuser considered weakened.

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State Attorney Lawyers File The Legal Case of Tripa Peat Swamp This Week - Nov 2012

Posted 08 Nov 2012 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: End-of-the-Icons

JAKARTA – Deputy V heading the Legal Division of the Ministry of Environment, Sudariono, explained that a team of State ...

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Orangutan rescue: Dramatic images of seven Sumatran apes saved as bulldozers move in to clear their home for an oil plantation - Nov 2012

Posted 01 Nov 2012 in Orangutans in the News

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Frances sees red over orangutan plight - Oct 2012

Posted 28 Oct 2012 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Sydney-Morning-Herald

THE waft of patchouli oil, the drifting scent of mashed alfalfa and yeast, the gentle crunch of mung beans underfoot ...

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Wildlife warriors' inspiring fight to save world's orangutans - Oct 2012

Posted 26 Oct 2012 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: Daily-Telegraph

Daniel and William Clarke have already raised $650,000 to save the orangutans and now they have the United Nations in ...

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Evening for the animals - Oct 2012

Posted 22 Oct 2012 in Orangutans in the News

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Demand for palm oil, used in packaged food products,leaves orangutans at risk - Oct 2012

Posted 18 Oct 2012 in Orangutans in the News

Publisher: End-of-the-Icons

One of the Sumatran orangutan’s richest habitats, an area of swampland containing the highest density of the red apes on ...

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