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However, the discovery of a previously unknown orangutan population in Malaysian Borneo is reason to hope. Threats. Human actions have reduced orangutan habitats by more than 80% over the past 20 ...
Orangutan Island is an American documentary television series, in the style of the earlier series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic narration. [1] The series was produced by NHNZ with creator Judith Curran also acting as the series producer.
Similar to Orangutan Island, the show follows multiple baby orangutans who are orphaned after their mothers were killed, often due to their encounters with humans. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The babies are rescued and raised together at the "school" in hopes that they can become independent and be reintroduced into their natural habitat. [ 5 ]
A baby orangutan has been rescued and is “on the road to recovery” after he was kept in a “tiny cage" amid “unthinkable” conditions for six months. In an Instagram post on Jan. 8, The ...
In 2006 Drøscher Nielsen published From Forest Kindergarten to Freedom with Pia Lykke Bertelsen in English, German and Danish. [13] The book is a photographic story that follows two baby orangutans, Emma and Emil, growing up in the rehabilitation centre and eventually being released into the wild, with photos by Humphrey Watchman, Steve Leonard, Sam Gracey, Lone Drøscher Nielsen and Danielle ...
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented.
People online are cheering after a baby orangutan and 16 other wild animals were saved from a smuggling ring in Chumphon, Thailand. Things could've been so bad for these creatures.
A major objective of Orangutan Land Trust is to secure the river island known as Salat Island in Central Kalimantan to provide a habitat in which orangutans undergoing the rehabilitation process can refine their skills before being released in the wild. Additionally, a part of this island can serve as a permanent sanctuary for those rescued ...