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Six more orangutans set free in forest habitat

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) has marked the country's 73rd Independence Day commemoration by ...

Bosf to release 10 orangutans to Bukit Baka national park

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) of Nyaru Menteng will release 10 orangutans to Bukit Baka Bukit Raya ...

Police name five people as suspects in killing of orangutan

The police in Kutai Timur, East Kalimantan, have named five people as suspects behind the death of an orangutan by ...

Deforestation threatens orangutan population

Environmental crimes such as illegal logging and conversion of rain forests into oil palm plantations are putting ...

Ministry, institution launch new bird species

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry, along with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, will soon launch the new ...

Newly discovered orangutan species in Indonesia already at risk: Greenpeace

Researchers have announced the discovery of a new orangutan species -- Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis.

Appeal to protect Leuser ecosystem

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) is prioritized after UNESCOs World Heritage Committees decision, in ...

Indonesia to repatriate four smuggled orangutans from Thailand

The Indonesian government is preparing a plan to repatriate four orangutans that were smuggled and then found in ...

NGO calls for firm action against illegal logging in Mt Leuser area

Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has urged legal enforcers to take firm action against illegal logging ...

EARTH WIRE -- Environmental NGOs write to UNESCO highlighting threat to Leuser Ecosystem

An environmental NGO consortium has sent a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

EARTH WIRE -- Habitats of Sumatran animals continue to decline

The habitats of Sumatran animals, including elephants, tigers, and orangutans, continue to decline due to illegal ...

BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is keen to release as many Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) as ...

EARTH WIRE - Addressing crimes against wild plants and animals

Crimes against wild animals and plants need serious attention, as many plants and animals face the threat of ...

EARTH WIRE -- Two orangutans released into the wild in W. Kalimantan

Two orangutans have been returned to their natural habitat in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, West Kalimantan ...

Two orangutans released in Seruyan natural habitat

Two orangutans were released into the wild in Seruyan, Central Kalimantan, by the Orangutan Foundation International ...