Three critically endangered orangutans have been successfully released into a national park in Borneo, Indonesia, after they ...

Local ranger Amran Siagian, 39, looks for orangutans in an area that he says is a remnant of illegal logging activity, in the forest of Sipirok, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, ...

The Tapanuli orangutan was only discovered by scientists to be a separate species in 2017 – distinct from the Sumatran and ...

The release of these three orangutans is the culmination of years of dedication from the team at YIARI." Gavin Bruce, International Animal Rescue Inter-Agency Collaboration Enables the Release of ...

Orangutans learn from their family how to do everything, like build nests, use tools, and behave oneself within the social ...

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, metres from excavators, has sparked renewed concern about the future of the critically endangered ...

A December 2025 study reveals flash floods in North Sumatra likely killed up to 10.5% of the Tapanuli orangutan population.

Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, ...

The huge primate looks mellow and relaxed on the operating table. A veterinary staff member of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme center conducts medical examinations on a 14-year-old male ...

A female Bornean orangutan from Indonesia has been newly introduced into a zoo in the town of Tobe, Ehime Prefecture. The zoo ...

SIPIROK, Indonesia Dec 9 (Reuters) - Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok ...

A critically endangered orangutan was seen walking in a coal mine in Borneo's East Kalimantan province The sighting took place in East Kalimantan, where Indonesia is building its billion-dollar ...