If you liked this story, share it with other people. A surge of deforestation for oil palm plantations in a Sumatran orangutan reserve means top consumer brands may be selling products with ...

WWF-Indonesia pushes for sustainable palm oil with traceability, conservation, and certification efforts at ICOPE 2025 in ...

The viral video of an orangutan in the coal mining concession highlights the shrinking of its roaming space and the loss of ...

Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021.

Palm oil from trees grown on this illegally deforested ... last refuges for Sumatra’s endemic and critically endangered orangutans (Pongo abelii), tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae), rhinos ...

Besides being associated with local customs and culture as well as local community activities, Borneo orangutans are also associated with oil palm plantations. The name orangutan is a Malay word ...

The 18-month-old primate had "wounds on his head and fingers from rocking and banging his head on the cage," according to his ...

Orangutans can live around 35-40 years in the wild, while the oldest orangutan to live in captivity died at age 62, according ...

52-year-old orangutan, Cheyenne underwent an emergency veterinary examination on Sunday morning, Jan. 9, 2025, to help ...

Cheyenne, a 52-year-old orangutan at the Houston Zoo, died from complications of a kidney infection, the zoo said.

Orangutans are currently listed as “critically ... this is primarily due to habitat loss from timber harvesting and palm oil agriculture. Additionally, they note that the illegal pet trade ...