Living Systems… WCS Congratulates Government of Sarawak for Protecting Globally Significant Orangutan Population – Wildlife Conservation Society 8 Jun 2013 A bit of happy news for orangutans: a new population of Pongo pygmaeus found on Borneo this year. Conservationists in Malaysian Borneo found nearly 1000 orangutan nests (sleeping platforms). WCS Congratulates…
disasters… 3 Days to Stop Catastrophic Deforestation Planned in Sumatra 7 May 2013 Catastrophic deforestation planned in Sumatra - from Sumatran Orangutan Society We urgently need your help to stop the planned destruction of 1.2 million hectares of forest in Sumatra for gold mining, oil palm plantations, logging…
disasters… Increase in number of orangutans confiscated from poachers in Aceh 19 Apr 201319 Apr 2013 As habitat destruction expands (most recently logging and draining the Tripa Swamp in Leuser Ecosystem for palm oil plantations), poaching and illegal capture of endangered Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) increases.…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 