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Fires Deliberately Lit by Palm Oil Company in Swamp Forest May Have Killed a Third of Rare Orangutan Population

Friends of the Earth Indonesia are taking the Aceh Governor and large palm oil company (PT, Kallista Alam) to court for illegally approving the destruction of Tripa

Friends of the Earth Indonesia are taking the Aceh Governor and large palm oil company (PT, Kallista Alam) to court for illegally approving the destruction of Tripa, an area of Peat Forests known to have the highest densities of Sumatran orangutans in the world! Destroying this for palm oil is u.. Read More

"Help needed to save orangutans from palm oil plantation expansion"
Urgent Appeal for Orangutan Rescue Unit Donations

Help our orangutan rescue unit raise $60,000 to save displaced and orphaned orangutans

The International Animal Rescue Centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Borneo (http://www.orangutan.org.au/Projects/IAROrangutanRescueCentre) is currently working tirelessly to save orangutans from being trapped and killed on the fringes of local palm oil plantations, due to rapid local defores.. Read More

"Come with me to Sumatra for the trip of a lifetime - Leif Cocks "
Tour to Sumatra with Orangutan Experts Leif Cocks and Ian Singleton

Join us for an intimate experience with orangutans in the unique jungles of northern Sumatra with two unique personal hosts, one Australia’s foremost authority on orangutans, and the other the most respected orangutan rescuer in Indonesia – November 2012, be there!

Expedition Itinerary (10 days) ~ 5 to 14 NOVEMBER 2012 Come see orangutans up close and personal the way they should be seen, in the jungles of Sumatra, and make a personal difference by contributing to organizations helping to save the red ape from extinction. Under the auspices of eco tour.. Read More

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