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Rambo Aprilia
2018-02-05  |  In News

Six ex-captive orangutans reintroduced at Jambi

The new year 2018 has brought a new hope for the orangutan in Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP). Six orangutans from the quarantine center had been released to Jambi reintroduction site two weeks ago. These young orangutans were ready to be released back into the wild forest after they passed their quarantine and rehabilitation phase. […]

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2017-11-22  |  In News

Hear SOCP Director Ian Singleton on San Francisco’s KALW Public Radio!

Please be sure to hear what Ian had to say about the work of the SOCP, including the efforts to save the newly identified species of orangutan, Pongo tapanuliensis, at this link!: Your Call’s One Planet Series: A new Orangutan species is facing possible extinction   There is also a video of the conversation available […]

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Mongki and Her Newborn, Mameh
2017-11-10  |  In Media Releases, News

Second wild born infant, the first female offspring, at Sumatran Orangutan Reintroduction Centre in Jantho, Aceh!

PRESS RELEASE Second wild infant born, the first female, at Sumatran Orangutan Reintroduction Centre in Jantho, Aceh From: Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Aceh (BKSDA Aceh, Aceh Provincial Conservation Agency of Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry) Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari – Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (YEL-SOCP) November 7th 2017, staff of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation […]

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2017-11-03  |  In News, Publications

Brief information about the new species of orangutan in Sumatra, Indonesia

Please find below some brief information regarding the newly described species of orangutan, Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)!  Again available in both the Indonesian and English languages.    

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2017-11-03  |  In Media, News, Publications

Towards Sustainable Management of the Batang Toru Ecosystem

Here we welcome you to read more about the Batang Toru Ecosystem, in both English and the Indonesian languages!  

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Beta Bitang-130
2017-11-03  |  In Media, Media Releases

A new species of orangutan – Pongo tapanuliensis!!!

We’re extremely happy and proud to share the news of the new species of orangutan down in Batang Toru, where we have been working since 2005/6 to study the orangutan population and conserve their forest habitat. Read more here and at www.batangtoru.org!!!  

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2017-10-23  |  In News

Video: SOCP Director Dr. Ian Singleton presenting at DICE; Sep2017

For those of you that weren’t able to attend one of Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) Director Ian Singleton‘s recent talks, now is your chance to attend one virtually! Also, we are in the process of migrating to a new Youtube channel, which in order to be able to have a custom URL again, we […]

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2017-10-18  |  In News

Thank you all for a very successful GAGD 2017!

And with the strike of midnight EST Great Apes Giving Day 2017 is over, and per the photo it’s time to take a quick rest!   All of us here at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) thank everyone immensely for their generous support, with the SOCP having received close to 5,000 USD in donation […]

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A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan infant (Pongo abelii) who was rescued from illegal pet traders after his mother was killed, is now safe in the arms of its keeper at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program's Care Center in Medan, where he needs to live until he is old enough to be released safely back into the wild, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
2017-10-10  |  In News

SOCP and Great Apes Giving Day

For the second year in a row the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is participating in Great Apes Giving Day, an initiative from our friends with the Arcus Foundation – Great Ape Conservation and Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS)! This year’s GAGD falls on October 17, 2017, from 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM […]

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Ian Gordon Dom Durrell
2017-10-03  |  In Media, News

New video on SOCP Haven from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

Please check out this newly released video from our friends at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust!    

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