In short, if things don’t change soon, if the main threats to orangutans – palm oil, deforestation, poaching and hunting – are not addressed in a serious, urgent and sustained manner, wild …

Nov 27, 2025 · Michelle Desilets, Founder and Executive Director of the Orangutan Land Trust, outlines the threats to the survival of orangutans and their habitats, and where solutions lie …

Threats to orangutans include monoculture plantations such as oil-palm and soft wood plantations, logging, mining, forest fires and small-scale shifting cultivation as well as climate …

5 days ago · Indigenous Dayak communities report wildlife encroaching into villages, land grabbing, and loss of cultural and livelihood resources as a palm oil company begins clearing …

With no place left to go, orangutans are now more exposed than ever before, triggering human-wildlife conflict that frequently results in the illegal killing of orangutans in the name of …

Deforestation for the benefit of oil palm plantations, mining, infrastructure, illegal logging, forest and peat fires, illegal hunting, and illegal wildlife trade are just a few of the threats against the …

After raging for nearly a year, it is likely that one third of the existing orangutan population perished, and rehabilitation centers in Borneo and Sumatra were full to capacity with …

Oct 24, 2023 · “Considering that orangutans are classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN’s Red List, with a continued declining population trend, it is of utmost importance that we protect …

Nov 27, 2025 · 34 dead as floods ravage last habitat of world’s rarest orangutan Floods and landslides have ripped through Sumatra, killing at least 34 people and further endangering the …

Jan 3, 2023 · Human-orangutan conflict, poaching for meat, and fear of wild orangutans are among the motivations for orangutan killing, which on average claim the lives of an estimated …