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 […]
Six orangutans rescued from plantations in Sumatra
Two Sumatran elephants found dead – one on oil palm plantation and one on farmland
On two consecutive days this week, two Sumatran elephants were found dead – one on an oil palm plantation in North Sumatra and one on farmland in the Gayo Lues Regency in Aceh. The […]
Sumatran elephant found dead and mutilated in Aceh
A Sumatran elephant has been found dead and mutilated in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The animal had its tusks removed and appeared to have gunshot wounds. The chief of the Aceh Natural Resources […]
Indonesian rescue team evacuates another orangutan stranded amidst oil palms
A team from the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) in Medan, Sumatra, has rescued yet another orangutan marooned in a tiny patch of forest surrounded by oil palms. The rescue was carried out […]
Orangutans rescued in Indonesia as more land is cleared for oil palms
In the past week, the Human Orangutan Conflict Response Unit (HOCRU) from Medan, Sumatra, has rescued three orangutans: a male from inside an oil palm plantation and a mother and baby from […]
Orangutans rescued from patch of forest as oil palm plantations expand
An orangutan and her baby have been rescued from a patch of forest that is surrounded by oil palm plantations in South Aceh, Indonesia. They were released into the Gunung Leuser National […]
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