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One Bornean orangutan was found dead and 3 others have been...

- Wednesday 30 April 2014 No Comments




One Bornean orangutan was found dead and 3 others have been evacuated with injuries to the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) clinic in Pangkalan Bun following fires that were allowed to burn out of control this week at a concession site that torched a forested island in Central Kalimantan. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1n28OAo. http://ift.tt/1hShM1Z






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Indonesia’s deforestation is a disaster for the...

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Indonesia’s deforestation is a disaster for the planet’ - audio slideshow

Award-winning Hong Kong photographer and photojournalist Paul Hilton’s latest series of images looks at the impact of deforestation on Indonesia’s wildlife. Hilton found that the clearing of forests for palm oil plantations means more roads are being cut into habitat, with endangered species being killed or sold for the wildlife trade in roadside markets


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The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is...

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The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is preparing to create Orangutan Haven, a series of forested island sanctuaries in Northern Sumatra for rehabilitated Sumatran orangutans that are unable to be released back into the wild. Once developed, it is envisaged Orangutan Haven will become an eco-tourist attraction that operates on visitation revenue. For more, information, visit http://ift.tt/1n0aV7C. http://ift.tt/1jgmpn0






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Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo? The...

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Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo?


The Congo’s most promising prospect for peace is stuck inside a war zone. Can a Belgian prince and endangered gorillas turn Africa’s oldest national park into a tourist attraction?

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Indonesian biologist Rudi Putra has been awarded the prestigious...

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Indonesian biologist Rudi Putra has been awarded the prestigious $175,000 USD Goldman Environmental Prize for his efforts to halt illegal logging, rainforest destruction, and palm oil encroachment in Sumatra. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1iAnLcD. http://ift.tt/1kgSsB9






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The Aspinall Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary this...

- Monday 28 April 2014 No Comments




The Aspinall Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week, and is posting updates from the 2013 release of Western Lowland gorillas that were transferred from the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the U.K. to Gabon. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1j8nCwF. http://ift.tt/1mRhkSI






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Listen to Lone Dröscher Nielsen radio interview with #ABC...

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Listen to Lone Dröscher Nielsen radio interview with #ABC Online.

She is the woman behind the world’s largest orangutan rehabilitation centre called Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Center


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Are human viruses killing world’s last remaining...

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Are human viruses killing world’s last remaining gorillas?


Africa’s premier conservationists, Kalema-Zikusoka has been working tirelessly for some two decades to create an environment where gorillas and people can coexist safely in an area with one of the highest rural human population densities in the continent.


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Polo, a male Western Lowland gorilla who was India’s only...

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Polo, a male Western Lowland gorilla who was India’s only captive gorilla, passed away this weekend at the Mysore Zoo age of 43. Polo suffered from a respiratory infection and age related ailments. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1pFR8Pe http://ift.tt/1h5KVD0






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Despite years of campaigns, boycotts and promises, Girl Scout...

- Sunday 27 April 2014 No Comments




Despite years of campaigns, boycotts and promises, Girl Scout cookies are still not necessarily free of rainforest deforestation, according to Girl Scout activists Rhiannon Tomtishen (left) and Madison Vorva. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1isPzKS[] http://ift.tt/1lZJIoy






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Canada’s only chimpanzee sanctuary — the Fauna Foundation...

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Canada’s only chimpanzee sanctuary — the Fauna Foundation in Quebec — recently celebrated two chimpanzee birthdays: Loulis (left) and Toby (right) both turned 36 years of age. For more information, please visit http://ift.tt/LBhKud. http://ift.tt/1im0D19






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#GreatApeMoment: A chimpanzee “selfie” from Tango and Labé at...

- Friday 25 April 2014 No Comments




#GreatApeMoment: A chimpanzee “selfie” from Tango and Labé at the Centre de Conservation pour Chimpanzes (CCC) sanctuary in Guinea. (Photo courtesy CCC / L. Xhoffray). For more, visit http://ift.tt/1rs6B30. http://ift.tt/1f9RwRM






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Bringing #bonobos to the forefront: Looking to raise awareness...

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Bringing #bonobos to the forefront:

Looking to raise awareness of the fourth #GreatApe Solana spent time in a Non-profit sanctuary Lola Ya Bonobo in the DR.Congo, which is the only site to offer rehabilitation efforts to young bonobos. The apes they foster are eventually returned to the wild.

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GRASP coordinator Doug Cress will discuss great ape conservation...

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GRASP coordinator Doug Cress will discuss great ape conservation and introduce the DisneyNature film, “Chimpanzee,” at the Global Issues Network (GIN) Talks session to be held Thursday, April 24, at 6 p.m. at the International School of Kenya in Room P4 of the high school. Admission is 200 KsH for adults, 100 Ksh for students. http://ift.tt/1l0Z6hB






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Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Centre director Carmen Vidal is...

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Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Centre director Carmen Vidal is interviewed (in Catalan) on the perils of working to save chimpanzees and other primates in eastern DR Congo. To watch, visit http://ift.tt/1jJDAei. http://ift.tt/1f2k5AP






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Mouila, a female Western Lowland gorilla who was the oldest in...

- Tuesday 22 April 2014 No Comments




Mouila, a female Western Lowland gorilla who was the oldest in captivity in the United Kingdom and among the oldest in the world, died at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent this week at the age of 54. Born in captivity in 1960, Mouila had eight offspring. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1hgxOm2 http://ift.tt/1jJvjHo






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Virunga National Park chief warden Emmanuel de Merode, who was...

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Virunga National Park chief warden Emmanuel de Merode, who was critically injured last week in an ambush in eastern DR Congo, is recovering with his family in Kenya. On Sunday, he issued the following statement on the attack: http://ift.tt/1twMLWq http://ift.tt/1rdP2DA






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Kanzi, the adult male bonobo who communicates with his...

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Kanzi, the adult male bonobo who communicates with his caretakers through computer keyboard “language,” recently displayed his intelligence for a BBC1 television crew by building a fire and roasting marshmallows. To watch, visit http://ift.tt/1nliWGy http://ift.tt/1ibC9CL






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As we celebrate #Earthday 2014 we should keep in mind the plight...

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As we celebrate #Earthday 2014 we should keep in mind the plight of the #GreatApes and remember “their fate is ours”


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The Float environmental apparel company is offering a special...

- Monday 21 April 2014 No Comments




The Float environmental apparel company is offering a special deal this week only in recognition of Earth Day (April 22). Buy a limited edition gorilla Saving a Species Tee and $8 USD of each purchase will go to support Gorilla Doctors and its Mountain gorilla programmes in East Africa. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1jAidvY. http://ift.tt/1jAidw4






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The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has prompted...

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The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has prompted countries such as Cote d’Ivoire to to issue bans on consuming bushmeat – including chimpanzees and other primates – in an effort to isolate the deadly disease. The haemorrhagic fever has already claimed over 135 lives in the latest outbreak. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1hhAH1t. http://ift.tt/1hhAH1u






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An infant male bonobo that was confiscated in DR Congo in the...

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An infant male bonobo that was confiscated in DR Congo in the final days of 2013 recently arrived at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in Kinshasa suffering severe fatigue, stress and parasitic infestations that has turned his skin grey. Kinsele, who is estimated to be 2 ½ years of age, is quickly regaining strength in the nursery. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1r8aMRt http://ift.tt/1h4PHE8






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