Government Urged To Protect Batang Toru Forest

Environmentalists in North Sumatra are urging the central government to declare the 136,284 hectara Batang Toru forest in North, South and Central Tapanuli a protected area, arguing that it acted as a buffer against floods, erosion and landslides in the region.
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Motorbikes to apes' rescue

THE conservation link between orang-utans and motorbikes may at first seem a bit of a stretch. But for visiting British primate expert Ian Singleton, the two motorbikes his organisation bought with $5000 donated from Melbourne Zoo means improved monitoring of Sumatran orang-utans.

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Press Release: Blind Orangutan Mother Able To See After Cataract Surgery

The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme is delighted to announce that cataract surgery was performed on an elderly, blind female orangutan named “Gober” on Monday 27th August at 13.00.


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Orangutan expert visits Oklahoma City Zoo

Ian Singleton, an authority on orangutan conservation, visited Oklahoma City on Thursday, touring the zoo and presenting a lecture about orangutan.


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Leuser, the Sumatran orangutan shot 62 times – in pictures

Leuser, a blind Sumatran orangutan has survived poachers, air rifles, and deforestation during his 13 years of life. Leuser has been saved twice by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP), but now resides in captivity at their quarantine centre in Medan, Sumatra, after being shot 62 times by villagers seeking entertainment

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Indonesia's Protected Rainforests Disappearing

The recent reports from Indonesia are sending a clarion wake-up call around the globe: Rapid illegal rainforest logging is escalating. School children from around the globe are becoming involved to help save endangered animals and their home - the rainforest.
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Conservation scientists: Aceh's spatial plan a risk to forests, wildlife, and people

A group of biologists and conservation scientists meeting in Sumatra warned that potential changes to Aceh's spatial plan could undermine some of the ecological services that underpin the Indonesian province's economy and well-being of its citizens.
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Scientists urged to stand up for Aceh's biodiversity

Institutions affiliated with the Aceh Spatial Planning Alliance have urged scientists and conservationists to push the Aceh provincial administration to amend the spatial planning bylaw (RTRW), which they say is potentially damaging and could reduce the region's forests, threatening its biodiversity.
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Aceh claims deal to open 1.2M ha of protected forest to logging, mining is near

Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is close to accepting a proposal to open 1.2 million hectares of forest in Aceh for mining, logging, and palm oil production, reports the Aceh Post.
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Press Release of The University of Zurich

The destruction of the rainforest is not the only problem: A change of strategy is needed to save the Sumatran orangutans
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