Only during the past 20 years or so has scientific evidence begun to outweigh speculation as a new generation of researchers has tracked the elusive apes across the islands of Borneo and Sumatra ...

Ahead of the land's closure and reimagining, Disney has removed the final real animals from DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney's ...

Palm oil production is the primary threat to orangutans, pushing these magnificent creatures towards extinction. The demand ...

Bali yatra recalls Odisha’s great maritime tradition when traders from ancient Kaling used to set sail to islands like Bali, ...

Five rehabilitation centers in Borneo and Sumatra now work to return ex-captive orangutans to freedom and a sixth will soon open, and major efforts are being made to locate the remaining ...

Of greatest conservation concern is the orangutan, which occurs naturally on only two islands in the world, Borneo and Sumatra, and is under increasingly severe pressure, primarily from habitat loss.

On the once jungle-covered Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra, plantations now stretch for miles on end. The trade-off was the promise of economic development. In order to gain local support ...

Due to the generally low and unstable productivity of fruits in Borneo’s tropical forests compared to Sumatra Island, fruits alone may not be the sole source of food for all four civet species.

Fire is also a major threat. Conserving orang-utan habitat: We are working in both Borneo and Sumatra to secure well-managed protected areas and wider forest landscapes connected by corridors.