Tag Orangutans

Orangutan death in Sumatra points to human-wildlife conflict, illegal trade - Orangutan News Mar 2023

Posted 15 Mar 2023 in Orangutan News

• The case of an orangutan that died shortly after its capture by farmers in northern Sumatra has ...

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International Day of Education taking place on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 - Student Ambassadors Jan 2023

Posted 23 Jan 2023 in Student Ambassadors , Student Sponsorship Updates

Education is a human right, a community necessity and a public responsibility.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed ...

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Deforestation in Borneo threatens one in four orangutans, study says - Orangutan News Jul 2022

Posted 26 Jul 2022 in Orangutan News

• Deforestation in Borneo will destroy the habitat of more than 26,000 orangutans, a quarter of the population of the ...

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Plantations threaten Indonesia’s orangutans, but they’re not oil palm - Environmental News Jul 2022

Posted 16 Jul 2022 in Environmental News , Orangutan News

• A significant portion of orangutan habitat in Indonesia lies within corporate concessions, but industrial tree companies, like pulp and ...

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OURF Returns to Face-to-Face Outreach in San Diego - OURF News Apr 2022

Posted 20 Apr 2022 in OURF News , OURF Volunteers

April 22 marks the 52nd annual Earth Day. This year's theme is "Invest In Our Planet. What Will You Do?" ...

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Deforestation of orangutan habitat feeds global palm oil demand, report shows - Orangutan News Jun 2021

Posted 26 Jun 2021 in Orangutan News

- Palm oil giant Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) has allegedly sourced the commodity from a plantation responsible for deforesting prime ...

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Future of orangutans in balance as company with Scottish roots searches for gold - Orangutan News Jun 2021

Posted 24 Jun 2021 in Orangutan News

GOLD… is the colour of an orangutan’s hair in the morning, as they rise, backlit by the sun in their ...

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FSC-certified Indonesian logger may have cleared orangutan habitat: Report - Orangutan News May 2021

Posted 17 May 2021 in Orangutan News

- A secretive Indonesian company group, Alas Kusuma, has allegedly cleared orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, according to a ...

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Historical data point to ‘imminent extinction’ of Tapanuli orangutan - Orangutan News Jan 2021

Posted 28 Jan 2021 in Orangutan News

 - A new study indicates that the Tapanuli orangutan, already the world’s most threatened great ape species, faces a much ...

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