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Evidence of illegal logging activity detected by conservation drones in Gunung Leuser National Park

3 Oct 20143 Oct 2014
More logging in Leuser - ouch! At least the Gunung Leuser National Park officials seem to have given an appropriate response. Here's hoping those conservation drones can catch more illegal…
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Conservation Drones?

4 Sep 20148 Sep 2014
When I was slogging through the swamps and slipping down the mud-slicked trails of Sumatra, following orangutans, I often daydreamed about how the right tech would make the job so…
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The living wind stilled

25 Aug 20141 Oct 2018
One hundred years ago, the once mighty species Ectopistes migratorius lost its final survivor.  Alone in the Cincinnati Zoo, on 1 September 1914,  Martha was found dead at the bottom of her…
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Depleted forests force Borneo Orangutans to nest in oil palm estates

30 Jun 2014
Our furry orange friends are just trying to find a place to sleep for the night... they've had to go from secure and cozy places where they could make a nice bed…
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It’s Not All Bad: Americans and Palm Oil (Nat Geo)

20 Aug 201320 Aug 2013
Another summary of the palm-oil-climate-change link, and another petition worth signing.  So few Americans are even aware of this connection between endangered wildlife and their day-to-day shopping.  Promoting sustainable palm oil…
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Reforesting Sumatra

25 Jul 2013
The Sumatran Orangutan Society has launched a new reforestation campaign, complete with an animated video.  They employ local people to plant trees that will help a diverse rainforest recover. 1…
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Emergency: Planned destruction of 1.2 Million hectares of forest in Sumatra

13 Mar 201313 Mar 2013
From Sumatran Orangutan Society Newsletter Emergency: Planned destruction of 1.2 Million hectares of forest in Sumatra The Governor of Aceh province in Sumatra is set to wipe 1.2 million hectares…
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Risk to Aceh rainforest grows – how long can Sumatran orangutans and tigers survive?

22 Jan 201322 Jan 2013
This is heartbreaking. I'm glad Mike Griffiths is still fighting the good fight, at least.
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Take Action for Sumatra’s Forests: 3 campaign alerts

15 Oct 2012
Take Action for Forests: 3 campaign alerts from Sumatran Orangutan Society  1) Save Tripa, Save Orangutans Thanks to the worldwide outcry for the Indonesian government to put an end to…
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The latest orangutan crises…

7 Aug 20128 Aug 2012
There are so many other crises unfolding that I am processing and hope to speak to soon, but meanwhile there are two bits of news on the Pongo conservation front that I…

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