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BKSDA rescues three abandoned orangutans in Sampit, Central Kalimantan

The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) saved three orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) found ...

Police to investigate alleged sale of endangered animals to countries

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police will probe the alleged sale of endangered animals to other nations after a man ...

26 orangutans released into natural habitat in Kalimantan

Twenty six orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) have been released into their natural habitat over the past seven months by ...

Ragunan Zoo's virtual tour features Sumatran orangutans

Ragunan Zoo emerges as popular place to visit.

Three orangutans released into Tanjung Puting National Park

Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry and its partners in Central Kalimantan Province released three ...

Sebangau peat forest, a paradise under threat

A man in his 30s checks a motorboat's engine, while travelers board a vessel at Kereng Bekirai Port, one of the two ...

Five orangutans released into Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park

Five orangutans were released into the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park after undergoing rehabilitation in Ketapang, ...

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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima to visit in March

The Netherlands and Indonesia's wide-ranging relationship is getting stronger as King Willem-Alexander and Queen ...

BKSDA-IAR rescue two orangutans in Ketapang

The West Kalimantan Natural Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the International Animal Rescue (IAR) Indonesia rescued two ...

Forest fires in 2019 exacerbated orangutan-human conflicts

The number of orangutan-human conflicts tended to increase since the forest fires razing Kalimantan’s forests ...

Airport, police search for Nat Geo photographer's missing hard drives

I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport management and Bali Police search for a missing rolling bag containing laptop, ...

Riau is one of gateways for international animal trade syndicate

Riau Province is one of the gateways for an international syndicate to smuggle endangered animals, Director of Criminal ...

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Increasing awareness of environmental preservation among millennials

With Indonesia observing National Flora and Fauna Day on November 5, 2019, the millennial generation has become the ...

Jokowi's visit to forest fire-ravaged Central Kalimantan shelved

President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) initial plan to embark on a working visit to Central Kalimantan Province ...

Kalimantan wildfires force orangutans to trespass on residential areas

Some orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) fled their habitat and trespassed on residential areas in East Kotawaringin District, ...