Orangutan Land Trust
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Enabling sustainable solutions for the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild.
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We've made an excellent start with donations, but we still have a long way to go to ensure the future for these 25 desperate orangutans.
Please won't you give whatever you can?
Please won't you give whatever you can?
Urgent Appeal to Rescue 25 Orangutans
Please give whatever you can to give these orangutans a future in the wild where they belong.
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Please give whatever you can to give these orangutans a future in the wild where they belong.
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Our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal continues to need your support!
Right now, 25 orangutans—including nine vulnerable infants—are stranded in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Forest in this location…...
Our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal continues to need your support!
Right now, 25 orangutans—including nine vulnerable infants—are stranded in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Forest in this location ...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We've made an excellent start with donations, but we still have a long way to go to ensure the future for these 25 desperate orangutans.
Please won't you give whatever you can?
Please won't you give whatever you can?
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Expanding mining operations, new road and rail infrastructure, logging and large-scale agricultural projects, including palm oil plantations, are fragmenting habitat and pushing elephants into increasingly isolated forest patches.
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DNA surveys reveal far more African forest elephants than previously known
A new IUCN report shows African forest elephants are more numerous than previously believed, not due to recovery, but thanks to groundbreaking DNA-based surveys that have transformed how the elusive s...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Expanding mining operations, new road and rail infrastructure, logging and large-scale agricultural projects, including palm oil plantations, are fragmenting habitat and pushing elephants into increasingly isolated forest patches.
mg.co.za/the-green-gu...
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Orangutans:
These intelligent great apes of Borneo and Sumatra are losing their rainforest homes at an alarming rate due to deforestation for palm oil and logging, a problem exacerbated by climate change-driven droughts and increased fire risk. .
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These intelligent great apes of Borneo and Sumatra are losing their rainforest homes at an alarming rate due to deforestation for palm oil and logging, a problem exacerbated by climate change-driven droughts and increased fire risk. .
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November 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Orangutans:
These intelligent great apes of Borneo and Sumatra are losing their rainforest homes at an alarming rate due to deforestation for palm oil and logging, a problem exacerbated by climate change-driven droughts and increased fire risk. .
www.msn.com/en-us/scienc...
These intelligent great apes of Borneo and Sumatra are losing their rainforest homes at an alarming rate due to deforestation for palm oil and logging, a problem exacerbated by climate change-driven droughts and increased fire risk. .
www.msn.com/en-us/scienc...
Two more Sumatran Elephants die amid growing threats from deforestation - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Two more Sumatran Elephants die amid growing threats from deforestation - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post
Burhanuddin Masyud, an expert in Ecology and Wildlife Management at Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), recently reported that around 1,585 hectares of Sumatran elephant habitat in the Seblat landsca...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Two more Sumatran Elephants die amid growing threats from deforestation - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
The Batang Toru ecosystem, which is the last tropical forest in North Sumatra and home to rare flora such as the Tapanuli Orangutan, has become particularly vulnerable.
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Indonesia News: Forest Damage Suspected as Main Cause of Sumut Flood Tragedy
Catastrophic floods and landslides hit 12 districts in North Sumatra since Wednesday (26/11) due to heavy rains, with North Tapanuli being the worst region.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Batang Toru ecosystem, which is the last tropical forest in North Sumatra and home to rare flora such as the Tapanuli Orangutan, has become particularly vulnerable.
www.sbs.com.au/language/ind...
www.sbs.com.au/language/ind...
Urgent Appeal to Rescue 25 Orangutans
Please give whatever you can to give these orangutans a future in the wild where they belong.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Please give whatever you can to give these orangutans a future in the wild where they belong.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal continues to need your support!
Right now, 25 orangutans—including nine vulnerable infants—are stranded in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Forest in this location…...
Our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal continues to need your support!
Right now, 25 orangutans—including nine vulnerable infants—are stranded in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Forest in this location ...
www.linkedin.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Urgent Appeal to Rescue 25 Orangutans
Please give whatever you can to give these orangutans a future in the wild where they belong.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Please give whatever you can to give these orangutans a future in the wild where they belong.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
European Parliament supports year-long deforestation law delay www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
European Parliament supports year-long deforestation law delay www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
"Over 40,000 imported animals – including endangered species like cheetahs, chimpanzees, and orangutans – were acquired by Vantara, a private zoo."
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CITES withdraws recommendation to suspend trade of endangered species to India
CITES withdraws its earlier recommendation to suspend the trade of endangered species to India, after it failed to garner adequate support.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Over 40,000 imported animals – including endangered species like cheetahs, chimpanzees, and orangutans – were acquired by Vantara, a private zoo."
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34 dead as floods ravage last habitat of world’s rarest orangutan
Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
34 dead as floods ravage last habitat of world’s rarest orangutan
Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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Floods & landslides have ripped through Sumatra, further endangering the world’s rarest great ape species as experts warn years of unchecked deforestation likely amplified the devastation.
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Michelle Desilets, Executive Director of Orangutan Land Trust, outlines the threats to the survival of orangutans and their habitats, and where solutions lie.
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Orangutan crisis: Solutions to save them
Human activities have severely impacted orangutans' survival and habitats. Michelle Desilets from the Orangutan Land Trust tells us more
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November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Michelle Desilets, Executive Director of Orangutan Land Trust, outlines the threats to the survival of orangutans and their habitats, and where solutions lie.
@savetheorangutan.bsky.social
@sustainablepalmoil.bsky.social
www.openaccessgovernment.org/orangutan-cr...
@savetheorangutan.bsky.social
@sustainablepalmoil.bsky.social
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Indonesia sends reinforcements to Sumatra national park after task force post destroyed in palm oil backlash | Malay Mail www.malaymail.com/news/world/2...
Indonesia sends reinforcements to Sumatra national park after task force post destroyed in palm oil backlash
JAKARTA, Nov 25 — Indonesia has sent reinforcements to a National Park on Sumatra island after a forestry task force command post was destroyed in response to palm oil plantation...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Indonesia sends reinforcements to Sumatra national park after task force post destroyed in palm oil backlash | Malay Mail www.malaymail.com/news/world/2...
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Europe’s consumption accounts for about 10% of global deforestation, with palm oil and soy comprising more than two-thirds of that share.
EU deforestation law further delayed by EPP and far-right majority
EU deforestation law further delayed by EPP and far-right majority
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November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Europe’s consumption accounts for about 10% of global deforestation, with palm oil and soy comprising more than two-thirds of that share.
For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes.
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Orangutan adopts little sister after their mother's death
For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
For the first time, scientists have published a detailed report of adoption in these great apes.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Orangutan muda sangat bergantung pada bimbingan sosial dari induknya untuk mengetahui daftar makanan yang aman untuk dikonsumsi.
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Studi: Orangutan Butuh Bimbingan Bertahun-tahun untuk Belajar Makan
Orangutan muda sangat bergantung pada bimbingan sosial dari induknya untuk mengetahui daftar makanan yang aman untuk dikonsumsi.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Orangutan muda sangat bergantung pada bimbingan sosial dari induknya untuk mengetahui daftar makanan yang aman untuk dikonsumsi.
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Orangutan muda sangat bergantung pada bimbingan sosial dari induknya untuk mengetahui daftar makanan yang aman untuk dikonsumsi.
www.tempo.co/sains/studi-...
www.tempo.co/sains/studi-...
Studi: Orangutan Butuh Bimbingan Bertahun-tahun untuk Belajar Makan
Orangutan muda sangat bergantung pada bimbingan sosial dari induknya untuk mengetahui daftar makanan yang aman untuk dikonsumsi.
www.tempo.co
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Orangutan muda sangat bergantung pada bimbingan sosial dari induknya untuk mengetahui daftar makanan yang aman untuk dikonsumsi.
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💚 #TheRimba is 100% not-for-profit, all of the proceeds are donated to orangutan conservation organisations. Buy purchasing a copy, you’re helping support real orangutan conservation efforts, rehabilitation programs, and promoting more sustainable practices on the ground.
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
💚 #TheRimba is 100% not-for-profit, all of the proceeds are donated to orangutan conservation organisations. Buy purchasing a copy, you’re helping support real orangutan conservation efforts, rehabilitation programs, and promoting more sustainable practices on the ground.
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After many years of trying to combine my 2 passions, art 🎨 and science 👩🔬, into something meaningful, i have created an educational #ChildrensBook! 📚
✨ Meet The Rimba🦧, a gentle, lyrical tale about a wise orangutan guardian spirit who protects her rainforest home and the creatures who depend on it.
✨ Meet The Rimba🦧, a gentle, lyrical tale about a wise orangutan guardian spirit who protects her rainforest home and the creatures who depend on it.
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
After many years of trying to combine my 2 passions, art 🎨 and science 👩🔬, into something meaningful, i have created an educational #ChildrensBook! 📚
✨ Meet The Rimba🦧, a gentle, lyrical tale about a wise orangutan guardian spirit who protects her rainforest home and the creatures who depend on it.
✨ Meet The Rimba🦧, a gentle, lyrical tale about a wise orangutan guardian spirit who protects her rainforest home and the creatures who depend on it.
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"Here, we present a curated dataset of 332 high coverage (≥12-fold) whole genomes, including 198 chimpanzee, 16 bonobo, 77 gorilla and 41 orangutan individuals sequenced on the Illumina platform."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A curated dataset of great ape genome diversity - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - A curated dataset of great ape genome diversity
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November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"Here, we present a curated dataset of 332 high coverage (≥12-fold) whole genomes, including 198 chimpanzee, 16 bonobo, 77 gorilla and 41 orangutan individuals sequenced on the Illumina platform."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Also, read our official press release @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, including a video summary of our study! www.ab.mpg.de/793308/news_...
Orangutans can’t master their complex diets without cultural knowledge
A new study highlights how orangutans' dietary knowledge is culturally accumulated, essential for their independence and survival.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Also, read our official press release @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, including a video summary of our study! www.ab.mpg.de/793308/news_...
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For more details, check out our paper. A huge thank you to everyone who has collected data for this project at SUAQ, and to all collaborators! Also thank you to the SUAQ project for providing all images above. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Culture is critical in driving orangutan diet development past individual potentials - Nature Human Behaviour
Howard-Spink et al. develop an empirically based model of orangutan diet development, which suggests that social learning is vital for orangutans to acquire varied diets.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
For more details, check out our paper. A huge thank you to everyone who has collected data for this project at SUAQ, and to all collaborators! Also thank you to the SUAQ project for providing all images above. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This suggests that early hominin cultures were more expansive than can be predicted from surviving artifacts alone, including key information used for daily decision making.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This suggests that early hominin cultures were more expansive than can be predicted from surviving artifacts alone, including key information used for daily decision making.
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Whilst accumulating culturally-dependent expanses of knowledge is a key facet of humans' generative and open-ended cultures, our results suggest that this capacity is likely ancestral to (at least) great-ape species.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Whilst accumulating culturally-dependent expanses of knowledge is a key facet of humans' generative and open-ended cultures, our results suggest that this capacity is likely ancestral to (at least) great-ape species.
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In extension, we evidence that the breadth of cultural knowledge possessed by orangutans is likely more expansive than any one individual could produce independently (thus, a 'culturally-dependent repertoire').
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
In extension, we evidence that the breadth of cultural knowledge possessed by orangutans is likely more expansive than any one individual could produce independently (thus, a 'culturally-dependent repertoire').
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We show that cultural transmission is essential for orangs to learn basic subsistence information in the wild. The repertoire of cultural information possessed by apes is likely to be far more expansive than social customs and highly technical skills, including simple info about 'what to eat'.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We show that cultural transmission is essential for orangs to learn basic subsistence information in the wild. The repertoire of cultural information possessed by apes is likely to be far more expansive than social customs and highly technical skills, including simple info about 'what to eat'.
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Preventing peering significantly slowed diet development, and removing enhancement effects on top of peering led to a larger stepwise reduction in diet size. Social enhancement (as well as maternally directed exposure to different foods) influence the majority of diet learning in orangutans.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Preventing peering significantly slowed diet development, and removing enhancement effects on top of peering led to a larger stepwise reduction in diet size. Social enhancement (as well as maternally directed exposure to different foods) influence the majority of diet learning in orangutans.