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Fresh wave of killings by hunters takes Indonesian orangutan to the brink of extinction - Nov 2011

Posted 27 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

Conservationists urge authorities to take action as report finds great ape population of Kalimantan region gravely endangered

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Retirement islands for orangutans - Nov 2011

Posted 25 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

An innovative plan to create man-made islands for sick and injured orangutans in Indonesia is offering hope of a better ...

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Sabah's east coast orang-utans in serious decline - Nov 2011

Posted 24 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

November 2011: 300 orang-utans have been lost in just seven years in Lower Kinabatangan on Sabah's east coast.

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Tuberculosis strikes orangutan sanctuary - Nov 2011

Posted 24 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) has reported that tuberculosis infections have delayed the release of 650 captive orangutans back ...

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Manager probed over orangutan deaths - Nov 2011

Posted 23 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

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Orangutans slaughtered in Indonesia - Nov 2011

Posted 23 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

POLICE say two Indonesian palm oil workers have been arrested for allegedly slaughtering at least 20 endangered orangutans and proboscis ...

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'Island' Building For Endangered Red Apes - Nov 2011

Posted 17 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

In honor of Orangutan Caring Week (November 12-20), I ask you to envision 50 small, rusty cages set up on ...

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Five Wild Cat Species Documented in Sumatran Forest Imperiled by Logging - Nov 2011

Posted 16 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

A single forest corridor in Sumatra has yielded camera trap photos of five wild cats species, including the Critically Endangered ...

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Toilet paper critics on a roll - Nov 2011

Posted 14 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

Next time you see a loo roll think about where the fibre is sourced from.

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Survey: Indonesians killed 750 orangutans in year - Nov 2011

Posted 13 Nov 2011 in Orangutans in the News

Villagers living on the Indonesian side of Borneo killed at least 750 endangered orangutans over a yearlong period, some to ...

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