According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Sumatran orangutan is on the critically endangered list. This distinction means that the species faces an extremely high ...

With just 800 remaining in the wild, the Tapanuli orangutan is the most critically ... sharing strong messages about Sumatran ...

There may be Sumatran tigers and sun bears roaming ... who since 1996 has directed an orangutan research and conservation project on the Kinabatangan River, in the Sabah region of northeastern ...

the Orangutan Information Center and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. “They go in the field, they rescue the animals, they do the medical check. And eventually they train the animals ...

But it was Matthew Nowak, a conservationist with the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, who found the first evidence that it could be a distinct species in 2013: specifically, the bones of a ...

and we are proud to be playing our part in a successful conservation program for an animal that is ‘critically endangered’ in ...

Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii ... of the project it was clear that I was going to work on three different conservation goals. It was a symbol for challenges in nature conservation: the ...

Chances of spotting a Sumatran orangutan in the wild are rare and indeed incredible, calling for continued work in conservation. Pygmy tarsier The pygmy tarsier is the smallest primate in the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Forestry Ministry has released 83 Sumatran Orangutans and 414 Bornean Orangutans back into their natural habitats between 2020 and 2024. These orangutans were ...

Bornean orangutan Kyle climbs a web made of recycled fire hose in the Great Ape House’s outdoor habitat. Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.