Scientists have identified a new species of orangutan in Indonesia, but there are so few individuals in the population that the newly named Tapanuli orangutan is already being described as one of […]
New orangutan species identified in Indonesia
Annette Gartland
Protesters lock onto machinery in a bid to stop Adani’s mega coal mining project
As work starts on the railway line being built to transport coal from Adani’s planned Carmichael mine, protesters have been locking themselves onto construction machinery, and are vowing to do whatever it […]
International Gibbon Day: smaller apes are ‘endangered, yet overlooked’
Today (Tuesday) is International Gibbon Day and events are being organised around the world to foster awareness about the endangered primates and raise money for gibbon conservation. Gibbons live in tropical and […]
Malaysia chooses American company Ocean Infinity to search for MH370
The Malaysian government has chosen an American private seabed exploration firm, Ocean Infinity, to resume the search for MH370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board. It is […]
Australia rolls out Gardasil 9 amid reports that HPV vaccination is causing death, injury, and infertility
There are updates at the end of this article about Colton Berrett, who passed away on January 5, 2018, and a court ruling in the US that states that the death of […]
Anti-Adani protest: thousands of Australians demand an end to mega coal mining project
Thousands of Australians protested today against plans by the Indian multinational conglomerate Adani to build the largest coal mine in Australia in the Galilee Basin in Queensland. The #Stop Adani movement organised […]
MH370: Australian authorities express regret for failure to find Malaysia Airlines plane
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) today released its final report on the search in the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, and said the disappearance of the […]
Borneo foundation to create a forest island for albino orangutan
The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is appealing for funds to create a forest island for an albino orangutan rescued in April. The primate, who has been named Alba, is believed to […]
Canadian court to hear case about alleged money laundering by relatives of Malaysian politician
A judge at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Canada has ruled that a financial disclosure case related to alleged money laundering by relatives of the former chief minister and current […]
Coal mining devastates villages and cultural heritage in Australia’s Hunter Valley
Update: The anti-protest charges brought against Bev Smiles, Bruce Hughes, and Stephanie Luke were dismissed by a magistrate in Mudgee on June 5, 2018. See new article for details. In Australia’s Hunter […]
Malaysian women rally against toxic politics
Hundreds of women marched in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday (Sunday) in protest against the country’s “toxic politics”. They dressed in purple, the colour worn by the suffragettes and other women’s […]
First international sun bear symposium gets underway in Malaysia
The first international symposium about sun bear conservation got underway in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday (Monday). Attendees shared information about the plight of the animal, which has been listed as […]
Wildlife poacher arrested in Sumatra ‘was set to sell tiger carcass’
This article has been updated with details of conviction and sentencing. A wildlife poacher who was in possession of a tiger carcass has been arrested in North Sumatra in Indonesia. An anti-trafficking […]
World Orangutan Day: conservationists call for an end to habitat destruction
It’s International Orangutan Day today (Saturday) and events have been organised around the world to raise awareness about the plight of the now critically endangered primate, whose DNA is 97 percent the […]
MH370: Experts say satellite images and drift studies indicate likely crash zone
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has just released two reports that are being taken as an indication that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have gone down in an area […]
Habeas corpus victory for bear in Colombia encourages animal rights lawyers
Update at the end of this article. A bear named Chucho has been granted a writ of habeas corpus in Colombia in a landmark case that is encouraging lawyers who are fighting […]
Palm oil threats must be removed if Bornean orangutans are to survive, report says
A new report published by the International Institute for Environmental Development (IIED) says the development of large-scale oil palm plantations is responsible for significant loss and degradation of orangutan habitat on the island […]
Egg industry cruelty: report says Australia needs to implement new laws
The animal protection think-tank Voiceless¹ has just released a report that highlights the cruelty that is prevalent in egg farming across all production systems in Australia. The organisation has called for a […]
Six orangutans rescued from plantations in Sumatra
Over the past week, a team from the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) in Sumatra has rescued six orangutans from oil palm and rubber plantations. The first of the rescues was on July […]
Global Witness report: 2016 ‘deadliest year yet for environmental activists’
At least two hundred environmental activists were killed in 2016, according to a new report by the non-governmental organisation Global Witness. And nearly 40 percent of those murdered were from indigenous communities. […]
