An endangered orangutan on Borneo island has survived after being shot more than 100 times with an air rifle.
The female ape, whom conservationists have named Aan, has gone blind in one eye and sustained serious wounds across her body after being repeatedly hit with pellets on the Indonesian part of the island…
Sumatran Orangutan: “It is no longer several years away, but just a few months or even weeks before this iconic creature disappears”- Briton Ian Singleton (Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme)
More information on the recent deforestation tragedy in Indonesia. It’s worse than I thought…
Sumatran Orangutan: “It is no longer several years away, but just a few months or even weeks before this iconic creature disappears”
Hundreds of orangutans are believed to have died in fires deliberately lit by palm oil companies in the last few weeks. Conservationists say the rare Sumatran orangutan could now be wiped out within weeks.
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The Rise of the Eco-Warriors: Photos from the first few days of shooting (cameras that is!).
This must be Jojo! The baby orangutan which was being kept in a cage and fed coffee and sweets after her home had been cleared for palm oil. Apparently she is doing very well now but is far from being released back into the wild!
“The adventure continues tomorrow. Heading back to the jungles of Borneo to rescue orphaned and imprisoned wildlife and try and make a difference for the local people and the forests they depend on.”
- Ben Desson (Eco-Warrior)
Simona carries two babies on her shoulders as she wades through the swamp. She adopted one of the babies from an inexperienced mother and cared for it as her own when she was already pregnant with her own baby (the one on the right).
by CS Ling and Ethan Lim
More than 600 orangutan orphans were rescued from illegal pet traders and taken to BOSF (Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation) Nyaru Menteng, an orangutan rehabilitation and reintroduction center in Kalimantan, Borneo.
Original artwork for Orangutan conservation by runningblind30.
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“Orangutans share a preference with humans for fertile alluvial plains and lowland valleys – a habitat once rich in tropical forests but now disappearing fast due to logging and agricultural schemes. ” (http://wwf.panda.org/)
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Busted: orangutan trafficker prosecuted and sent to prison in Sumatra for the first time
For the first time in Medan, North Sumatra, an orangutan trader has been prosecuted and sent to prison for trafficking in the endangered apes, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
The trader, who was trying to sell the three-year old orangutan, received a seven-month prison sentence, which is only the third in Indonesia since orangutans were officially protected in 1924.
After their forest home was destroyed for a palm oil plantation, this orangutan and her baby ventured into an Indonesian village in search of food… The Rise of the Eco Warriors is heading to Borneo in April to stop this - please help us.
The North-eastern Bornean Orangutan found in Sabah, Malaysia is an endangered member of the great apes. Oil palm plantations that create the vast monotonous landscapes of modern day Malaysia are particularly poor for holding biodiversity that can support the large mammals that need this space since their displacement from their native tropical rainforest. One of many human-wildlife space conflicts that could be lessened by careful planning. Alas there is no such thing as ‘careful planning’ in an industry that is driven by those that care only for their own financial welfare.
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