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Four baby orangutans rescued from the illegal wildlife trade are finally returning home to Indonesia 🧡

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/animal/2025/12/22/4-rescued-orangutans-head-home-to-indonesia-from-thailand/
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A special message for you, to say thank you for championing orangutans, elephants, tigers, and the rainforest communities they live alongside. With you by their side, anything is possible. 🧡
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Endangered elephants are falling victim to brutal wildlife crimes that threaten the survival of their species.
Endangered Elephants Are Being Beheaded in Borneo
Gruesome killings along Malaysia highway highlight a surge in ivory poaching
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December 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The World's Rarest Great Ape Just Got Even Rarer 👇
The World's Rarest Great Ape Just Got Even Rarer
This might be the tipping point for the already critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"Opening the door to more extractive industries would be an insane idea before the cyclone hit and is even worse one now." Read more 👇

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Tapanuli orangutan, devastated by cyclone, now faces habitat loss under zoning plans
JAKARTA — Reeling from a cyclone that may have erased a chunk of its population, the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rar
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
With fewer than 800 Tapanuli orangutans left, the devastating floods in Sumatra have pushed this incredible species even closer to Extinction.
Sumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction - Inside Climate News
A new study says the flooding that killed more than 1,000 people has also likely killed dozens of a critically endangere
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December 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Experts warn that restoring forested areas and implementing sustainable land management could significantly reduce the severity of future floods.

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Deforestation fuels Indonesia floods
The devastating floods that have claimed over a thousand lives in Indonesia are driven not only by climate change but al
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December 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Indigenous Dayak families are watching their world disappear. Their forests, their culture, and their resources are being destroyed as palm oil companies clear land around their homes. https://bit.ly/4piD52u
Indigenous Dayak sound alarm as palm oil firm razes orangutan habitat in Borneo
KAPUAS HULU, Indonesia — A palm oil company is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that’s home
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This article offers a fantastic look into the many challenges of protecting orangutans and the rainforest homes they depend on. A powerful reminder of why conservation work matters now more than ever.

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The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape
“Orangutan face” by @Doug88888 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. When a new orangutan species was found near a Chinese-
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It’s been a heartbreaking few days in Sumatra, where deadly floods and landslides have taken the lives of both people and wildlife, including a Critically Endangered Sumatran elephant. 💔

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Deadly Sumatra Floods Leave More Than 100 Dead, Elephant Swept Into Village
Massive floods in western Indonesia have killed over 100 people and swept a rare Sumatran elephant into an Aceh village.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM