Palm oil production is the primary threat to orangutans, pushing these magnificent creatures towards extinction. The demand for palm oil, a versatile ingredient in numerous products, from food to ...

The presence of orangutans in oil palm plantations often raises concerns among farmers due to fears of crop damage. However, ...

Palm oil from trees grown on this illegally deforested ... last refuges for Sumatra’s endemic and critically endangered orangutans (Pongo abelii), tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae), rhinos ...

The viral video of an orangutan in the coal mining concession highlights the shrinking of its roaming space and the loss of its habitat ...

There are now 12 orangutans living at the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center in Indianapolis — among the most of any ...

Sirih, a 32-year-old Sumatran orangutan, holds her new baby Tuesday at the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center at the ...

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon is expected in a Manhattan court on Tuesday following discussions between his lawyers and prosecutors over a possible plea deal to resolve a criminal case ...

in biological diversity following forest conversion to oil palm plantation. Further, many animals will not move through plantations while others, like orangutans, become crop pests putting them at ...

Besides being associated with local customs and culture as well as local community activities, Borneo orangutans are also associated with oil palm plantations. The name orangutan is a Malay word ...

A rare orangutan is named after a mascot for a group ... The great apes are proposed as gifts for palm oil importers, but conservationists voice concerns. It is the first time a creature in ...

Orangutans like Cheyenne are an endangered species, primarily found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Deforestation, palm oil plantation expansion and the illegal pet trade pose ...