Said Jaka Pahlawan, an oil palm plantation foreman, was killed on Sept. 30 while fighting a fire in Indonesia’s Tanjung Puting National Park, a key orangutan habitat. The 23-year-old worked for PT ...

Orangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 96.4% of our DNA. Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their homes on ...

In the lush rainforests of Southeast Asia, a remarkable creature swings through the treetops, capturing our hearts with its intelligence, charisma and distinct red-orange fur — the orangutan. But ...

In the heart of the biodiverse rainforests of Borneo, a silent crisis is unfolding. The once-thriving orangutan population has continued to dwindle due to habitat destruction caused by human ...

Around half of all orangutans living on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo — nearly 150,000 in all — vanished during a recent 16-year period. The causes included logging, land clearance for ...

Borneo is one of the best places on Earth to experience wildlife, and this trip was all about one unforgettable moment we couldn’t stop thinking about. We visited Semenggoh Nature Reserve, a special ...

Four future Naples Zoo members will arrive from Tampa, but their journey was a few thousand miles in the making. The Borneo orangutans will arrive at the Naples Zoo in July from ZooTampa at Lowry Park ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baby orangutan was born at the Memphis Zoo in December, marking an important milestone for the critically endangered species.

Almost 1000 hectares of degraded land in the area designated Heart of Borneo is to be restored as orangutan habitat, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between WWF-Malaysia and the ...

Around half of all orangutans living on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo — nearly 150,000 in all — vanished during a recent 16-year period. The causes included logging, land clearance for ...