Vast expanses of orangutan habitat have been lost to palm oil, used for cooking, food products, and cosmetics. Composite Photograph by Tim Laman There’s another factor at work as well.

Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition calling on U.K. multinational Jardine Matheson to cancel its plan to expand ...

After learning how to survive independently in the jungle, she has been allowed to return to her home in the Busang Ecosystem ...

Their answers were edited for length. A: (Chan) The Toronto Zoo’s first-ever outdoor orangutan habitat was officially completed in June 2023. As with any animals getting used to a new space, it took ...

Habitat Fragmentation: As forests are cleared, orangutans are forced into ever-smaller areas. Fragmented habitats hinder their ability to roam, find food, and locate mates, which is essential for ...

However, a few zoos have come up with ways to broaden their animals' horizons, and the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington ...

Engaging with timber companies: WWF is working with companies to mitigate the negative impacts of logging and timber plantations on habitats and orangutan populations. For example, studies show that ...

housands of orangutans in East Kutai regency, East Kalimantan, are fighting for survival as vast stretches of their lush rainforest habitat rapidly give way to mines, residential developments and ...

The orangutan is only the second one ever born ... The main threat facing the animals is habitat loss, foremost because the rainforests they make their homes in are being converted for ...