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An interview with orangutan conservationist and advocate Gary Shapiro 25 Apr 2025 02:00:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/an-interview-with-orangutan-conservationist-and-advocate-gary-shapiro/ | ||
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As apes adapt to human disturbance, their new behaviors also put them at risk: Study 24 Mar 2025 17:30:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/as-apes-adapt-to-human-disturbance-their-new-behaviors-also-put-them-at-risk-study/ | ||
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Global outcry as petitioners demand no mining expansion in orangutan habitat 19 Mar 2025 15:27:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/global-outcry-as-petitioners-demand-no-mining-expansion-in-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Surge in legal land clearing pushes up Indonesia deforestation rate in 2024 07 Feb 2025 04:53:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/surge-in-legal-land-clearing-pushes-up-indonesia-deforestation-rate-in-2024/ | ||
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Coming to a retailer near you: Illegal palm oil from an orangutan haven 24 Jan 2025 11:36:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/coming-to-a-retailer-near-you-illegal-palm-oil-from-an-orangutan-haven/ | ||
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Indonesian company defies order, plants acacia in orangutan habitat 07 Jan 2025 16:42:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/indonesian-company-defies-order-plants-acacia-in-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Canopy bridges serve a lifeline for Sumatra’s tree-dwelling primates 31 Oct 2024 00:56:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/sumatra-orangutan-forest-fragmentation-canopy-bridge-endangered-wildlife-roads-primates/ | ||
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Orangutan conservation and communication: Gary Shapiro’s half-century journey from zoos to the wilds of Borneo 08 Oct 2024 16:19:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/orangutan-conservation-and-communication-gary-shapiros-half-century-journey-from-zoos-to-the-wilds-of-borneo/ | ||
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Hold my ointment: Wild orangutan observed healing wound with medicinal plant 14 May 2024 13:13:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/wild-orangutan-medicinal-plant-sumatra-endangered-species-indonesia-conservation/ | ||
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Indonesian company defies order, still clearing peatlands in orangutan habitat 09 May 2024 03:58:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/indonesian-company-defies-order-still-clearing-peatlands-in-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Palm oil deforestation persists in Indonesia’s Leuser amid new mills, plantations 14 Mar 2024 14:56:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/palm-oil-deforestation-persists-in-indonesias-leuser-amid-new-mills-plantations/ | ||
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Norway pension fund breaks with U.K. conglomerate Jardines over endangered orangutan habitat 12 Mar 2024 04:28:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/norway-pension-fund-breaks-with-u-k-conglomerate-jardines-over-endangered-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Indonesian gold mine expanding in ‘wrong direction’ into orangutan habitat 11 Mar 2024 16:13:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/indonesian-gold-mine-expanding-in-wrong-direction-into-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Bid to mitigate gold mine’s impact on orangutans hit by stonewalling, data secrecy 02 Feb 2024 09:52:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/bid-to-mitigate-gold-mines-impact-on-orangutans-hit-by-stonewalling-data-secrecy/ | ||
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Freeing trees of their liana load can boost carbon sequestration in tropical forests 01 Feb 2024 22:25:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/freeing-trees-of-their-liana-load-can-boost-carbon-sequestration-in-tropical-forests/ | ||
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Newly described tree species from Sumatra could be vital for threatened orangutans 28 Dec 2023 11:47:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/newly-described-oak-from-sumatra-could-be-vital-for-threatened-orangutans/ | ||
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Killings of Bornean orangutans could lead to their extinction 24 Nov 2023 16:24:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/killings-of-bornean-orangutans-could-lead-to-their-extinction/ | ||
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Burn now, pay later: Fines trickle in from Indonesia’s crackdown on forest fires 07 Nov 2023 09:59:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/burn-now-pay-later-fines-trickle-in-from-indonesias-crackdown-on-forest-fires/ | ||
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Young firefighter killed battling inferno in Borneo orangutan habitat 24 Oct 2023 03:44:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/young-firefighter-killed-battling-inferno-in-borneo-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Deforestation surges in hotspot of critically endangered Bornean orangutans 20 Oct 2023 05:45:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/deforestation-surges-in-hotspot-of-critically-endangered-bornean-orangutans/ | ||
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Deforestation for palm oil continues in Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital’ 22 Sep 2023 16:59:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/deforestation-for-palm-oil-continues-in-indonesias-orangutan-capital/ | ||
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World’s top sovereign fund latest to cut ties with dam in orangutan habitat 31 Jul 2023 15:37:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/worlds-top-sovereign-fund-latest-to-cut-ties-with-dam-in-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Migrating orangutan males imitate locals to learn about food: Study 19 Jul 2023 04:22:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/migrating-orangutan-males-imitate-locals-to-learn-about-food-study/ | ||
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Orangutan ‘beatboxing’ offers clues about human language, study says 29 Jun 2023 20:10:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/orangutan-beatboxing-offers-clues-about-human-language-study/ | ||
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Why did the orangutan cross the toll road to Indonesia’s new capital city? 27 Jun 2023 04:14:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/why-did-the-orangutan-cross-the-toll-road-to-indonesias-new-capital-city/ | ||
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World’s newest great ape faces habitat loss, multiple threats: Will it survive? 14 Apr 2023 03:44:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/worlds-newest-great-ape-faces-habitat-loss-multiple-threats-will-it-survive/ | ||
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Saving the last Tapanuli orangutans 13 Apr 2023 13:47:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2023/04/video-fight-for-survival-the-battle-to-save-the-last-tapanuli-orangutans/ | ||
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Orangutan death in Sumatra points to human-wildlife conflict, illegal trade 06 Mar 2023 14:12:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/sumatran-orangutan-death-killing-human-wildlife-conflict-trafficking-illegal-trade/ | ||
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In Sumatra, increased orangutan sightings point to growing threats to the apes 01 Mar 2023 16:31:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/in-sumatra-increased-orangutan-sightings-point-to-growing-threats-to-the-apes/ | ||
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Fears for academic freedom as Indonesia doubles down on scientists’ ban 09 Dec 2022 11:20:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/fears-for-academic-freedom-as-indonesia-doubles-down-on-scientists-ban/ | ||
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What can Half or Whole Earth conservation strategies do for orangutans? 28 Nov 2022 13:44:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/what-can-half-or-whole-earth-conservation-strategies-do-for-orangutans/ | ||
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Indonesia’s orangutans declining amid ‘lax’ and ‘laissez-faire’ law enforcement 25 Nov 2022 14:08:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/indonesias-orangutans-declining-amid-lax-and-laissez-faire-law-enforcement/ | ||
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Tunnel collapse at dam project in orangutan habitat claims yet another life 21 Nov 2022 12:43:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/tunnel-collapse-at-dam-project-in-orangutan-habitat-claims-yet-another-life/ | ||
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Severe malaria cases in rescued orangutans raises concerns for wild populations 20 Oct 2022 05:27:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/severe-malaria-cases-in-rescued-orangutans-raises-concerns-for-wild-populations/ | ||
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As Indonesia paints rosy picture for orangutans, scientists ask: Where’s the data? 03 Oct 2022 11:46:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/as-indonesia-paints-rosy-picture-for-orangutans-scientists-ask-wheres-the-data/ | ||
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With less than 10 years to save Sumatran elephants, what’s being done? 06 Sep 2022 16:15:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2022/09/podcast-with-less-than-10-years-to-save-sumatran-elephants-whats-being-done/ | ||
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‘Cursed’ dam project in orangutan habitat claims 16th life in less than 2 years 24 Aug 2022 02:56:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/cursed-dam-project-in-orangutan-habitat-claims-16th-life-in-less-than-2-years/ | ||
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Deforestation in Borneo threatens one in four orangutans, study says 26 Jul 2022 15:10:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/deforestation-in-borneo-threatens-one-in-four-orangutans-study-says/ | ||
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Plantations threaten Indonesia’s orangutans, but they’re not oil palm 15 Jul 2022 12:34:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/plantations-threaten-indonesias-orangutans-but-theyre-not-oil-palm/ | ||
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How many orangutans does $1 billion save? Depends how you spend it, study finds 01 Apr 2022 08:28:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/how-many-orangutans-does-1-billion-save-depends-how-you-spend-it-study-finds/ | ||
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U.K. conglomerate Jardines ‘caught red-handed’ clearing orangutan habitat in Sumatra 08 Dec 2021 13:49:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/u-k-conglomerate-jardines-caught-red-handed-clearing-orangutan-habitat-in-sumatra/ | ||
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Report: Orangutans and their habitat in Indonesia need full protection now 19 Nov 2021 11:32:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/report-orangutans-and-their-habitat-in-indonesia-need-full-protection-now/ | ||
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Highway cutting through Heart of Borneo poised to be ‘very, very bad’ 23 Aug 2021 13:56:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/highway-cutting-through-heart-of-borneo-poised-to-be-very-very-bad/ | ||
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Lean times leave orangutans wasting away. Habitat loss makes things worse 31 May 2021 15:18:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/lean-times-leave-orangutans-wasting-away-habitat-loss-makes-things-worse/ | ||
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FSC-certified Indonesian logger may have cleared orangutan habitat: Report 17 May 2021 14:10:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/fsc-certified-logger-alas-kusuma-deforestation-orangutan-habitat-kalimantan/ | ||
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Deadly landslide hits Indonesian dam project in orangutan habitat, again 30 Apr 2021 15:45:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/deadly-landslide-hits-indonesian-dam-project-in-tapanuli-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Caring for those ‘just like us’: Q&A with vet and great ape advocate Rick Quinn 20 Apr 2021 13:16:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/caring-for-those-just-like-us-qa-with-vet-and-great-ape-advocate-rick-quinn/ | ||
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Secretive group found to have cleared orangutan habitat in Indonesia: Report 22 Mar 2021 16:19:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/nusantara-fiber-royal-golden-eagle-deforestation-kalimantan-borneo/ | ||
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The Hungry Mills: How palm oil mills drive deforestation (commentary) 12 Mar 2021 19:57:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/the-hungry-mills-how-palm-oil-mills-drive-deforestation-commentary/ | ||
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Forest patches amid agriculture are key to orangutan survival: Study 26 Feb 2021 14:18:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/forest-patches-amid-agriculture-are-key-to-orangutan-survival-study/ | ||
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Omens and optimism for Sumatran orangutans 02 Feb 2021 22:56:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2021/02/podcast-omens-and-optimism-for-sumatran-orangutans/ | ||
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Timber organization’s backing ‘one step’ toward ‘peace park’ in Borneo 26 Jan 2021 13:42:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/timber-organizations-backing-one-step-toward-peace-park-in-borneo/ | ||
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Deforestation spurred by road project creeps closer to Sumatra wildlife haven 14 Jan 2021 10:59:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/karo-langkat-leuser-national-park-unesco-world-heritage-road-deforestation-encroachment/ | ||
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Historical data point to ‘imminent extinction’ of Tapanuli orangutan 07 Jan 2021 11:56:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/new-research-historical-range-tapanuli-orangutan-extinction/ | ||
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Worker feared dead as landslide hits quake-prone dam in orangutan habitat 07 Dec 2020 05:35:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/landslide-quake-hydropower-dam-tapanuli-orangutan-habitat-nshe-batang-toru/ | ||
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Will a newly discovered ape species face a dammed future? 03 Dec 2020 12:24:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2020/12/podcast-will-a-newly-discovered-ape-species-face-a-dammed-future/ | ||
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Activists in Malaysia call on road planners to learn the lessons of history 13 Nov 2020 05:43:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/activists-in-malaysia-call-on-road-planners-to-learn-the-lessons-of-history/ | ||
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Conservation must be primary goal of great ape tourism, despite COVID-driven recessions (commentary) 12 Nov 2020 13:10:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/conservation-must-be-the-primary-goal-of-great-ape-tourism-despite-covid-driven-recessions/ | ||
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Mongabay explores Sumatra, a land like no other 22 Oct 2020 17:13:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2020/10/podcast-mongabay-explores-sumatra-a-landscape-like-no-other/ | ||
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Indonesia dam builder refuses new study to assess impact on orangutans 19 Aug 2020 09:51:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/indonesia-hydropower-dam-tapanuli-orangutans-nshe-iucn/ | ||
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