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Cruelty reports draws worldwide attention to Surabaya Zoo

The Surabaya Zoo in East Java, once the pride of Southeast Asia, has received worldwide attention after the deaths of ...

Orangutan found beheaded in Central Kalimantan

An orangutan was found beheaded in Pelangsian Village, Ketapang Subdistrict, East Kotawaringin District, Central ...

Orangutans habitat displaced by oil palm expansion, says official

The massive expansion of oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan has led to increased environmental damages and ...

The Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry Collaborated with Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) to Release Orangutan

- The Ministry of Forestry of Republic of Indonesia (MF) partnered with Orangutan Foundation International (OFI), PT. ...

Indonesia expected to lead in forest and ocean protection

To the surprises of some people, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior ...

An orangutan baby born in a wildlife park

A female baby orangutan was born and named `Belia` in the Wonosari Mangkang Wildlife Park, Semarang, Central Java, on ...

Ministry to relocate one-horned rhino in West Java

The Forestry Ministry will do its best to relocate one-horned rhinoceroses from their habitat in Ujung Kulon National ...

Peka fund donates Rp900 million to bosf Kelola Foundation and BOSF

First State IndoEquity (FSI) Peka Fund has donated Rp900 million to Kelola Foundation and the Borneo Orangutan ...

Orangutans at Kutai National Park attract tourists

Kalimantan orangutans have attracted domestic and foreign tourists visiting Preveb at the Kutai National Park (TNK) in ...

Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

Orangutans continue to face extinction in the wild

Increasing deforestation or the conversion of forest land into plantations has taken its toll on the natural habitats ...

Orangutan number declining in Sumatra island

The number of Orangutans living in the wild in Sumatra island has gone down from 1,000 in early 2000 to less than 200 ...

NGO save another orangutan in Ketapang

A non-governmental organization (NGO), West Kalimantan International Animal Rescue (IAR), has saved another orangutan ...

Orangutans Free At Last

In the Indonesian or Malay language, the word "orangutan" literally means "man of the forest", and this is not so ...

BOS Foundation to release 600 orangutans in C Kalimantan

Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation will release 600 orangutans into Central Kalimantan forest in 2012. ...