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A pet chimpanzee who had been purchased from a breeding facility...

- Friday 31 July 2015 No Comments


A pet chimpanzee who had been purchased from a breeding facility in the United States and raised in a private home, was recently turned over to the Oklahoma City (USA) Zoo when she became too big and strong to handle. Kirsty, who is 14 years of age, was actually returned to the breeding center when she was 6, but the owner worked with The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) chimpanzee experts in the meantime to place her in a zoo. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1JCsuYN http://ift.tt/1DggY4h



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Dr. Melvin Gumal, who heads the Wildlife Conservation Society’s...

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Dr. Melvin Gumal, who heads the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Malaysia programmes from his base in Sarawak, will be among the featured speakers at the GRASP Regional Meeting – Southeast Asia, which will be held 27-28 July in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Dr. Gumal was a winner of the prestigious Whitley Award for Nature in 2014. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1VH92P6.



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UN General Assembly Resolves to Combat Wildlife Trafficking.UN...

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UN General Assembly Resolves to Combat Wildlife Trafficking.UN General Assembly today urged its Member States to prevent, combat and eradicate the illegal trade in wildlife, “on both the supply and demand sides.” This is its first resolution against wildlife trafficking, the 193-Member Assembly expressed serious concern over the steady rise in the level poaching and risk in global extinction
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Film ‘Bonobos: Back to the Wild’ Portrays a Bonobo’s Rescue and...

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Film ‘Bonobos: Back to the Wild’ Portrays a Bonobo’s Rescue and tells the story of Beni, a bonobo captured by poachers, then rescued and raised in a sanctuary before being released to the wild Read more: http://ift.tt/1fNWDIt http://ift.tt/1DUMdMS



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Dumai, a male Sumatran orangutan who was the last remaining of...

- Thursday 30 July 2015 No Comments


Dumai, a male Sumatran orangutan who was the last remaining of his species at the Johannesburg (South Africa) Zoo, died this week while under anesthesia during a medical exam. Dumai was 26 years of age, and suffered from heart problems. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1DRdtvP http://ift.tt/1OEBufo



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An Indonesian estate worker has been sentenced to 12 months jail...

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An Indonesian estate worker has been sentenced to 12 months jail by Sandakan Magistrate Court for causing injury to a male orangutan at Beluran on 13 July. The court was told that Syam bin Sul, 38, slashed the orangutan with a machete after allegedly trying to chase him. The orangutan remains in intensive care at the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.



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Tezar Pahlevie, who battles to protect Sumatra’s Leuser...

- Wednesday 29 July 2015 No Comments


Tezar Pahlevie, who battles to protect Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem and its wildlife, is among the featured speakers at the GRASP Regional Meeting – Southeast Asia, which will be held 27-28 July in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Pahlevie was also a winner of the 1st GRASP – Ian Redmond Conservation Award. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1VFZofF



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State wildlife department will consider appealing to the court ...

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State wildlife department will consider appealing to the court to impose a stiffer penalty against a plantation worker in Beluran town located about 88 km from Sandakan town. He was jailed for injuring an orangutan who later died at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Quarantine and Clinic

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Gertrude, a female chimpanzee who was captured from the wild in...

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Gertrude, a female chimpanzee who was captured from the wild in Sierra Leone in 1975 and spent nearly 3 decades in bio-medical research in U.S. laboratories, died this week at the age of 42. Gertrude was anesthetized over 30 times in the first year and later endured liver biopsies, hormone and diuretic protocols, and gave birth 12 times in 14 years. Gertrude spent the last 13 years of her life at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida, USA. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1Inw0AP http://ift.tt/1KxBpvT



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The nature narrative film Bonobos: Back to the Wild introduces...

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The nature narrative film Bonobos: Back to the Wild introduces the endangered species through the experience of an orphan rescued by conservationist Claudine André. With his mother killed by poachers, Beni is taken from the lush Congo Basin to Kinshasa as an exotic pet.
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The Sarawak Government in Malaysia will embark on an...

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The Sarawak Government in Malaysia will embark on an orangutan-led environmental policy, promises Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem.Aside from not approving any new logging licences and approvals for plantations, the ape-friendly policy should lead to there being more totally-protected and communal conservation areas
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Conservation scientist Dr. Erik Meijaard, who has worked to...

- Tuesday 28 July 2015 No Comments


Conservation scientist Dr. Erik Meijaard, who has worked to protect orangutans and their habitat in Asia for more than 3 decades, will be among the speakers at the GRASP Regional Meeting – Southeast Asia that will be held 27-28 July in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Dr. Meijaard is the author of over 130 scientific articles and serves as the managing advisor for People & Nature Consulting International. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1gRLzuI.



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An infant Borneo male orangutan thought to be no more than 8...

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An infant Borneo male orangutan thought to be no more than 8 months old was seized from a family by the Sandia police officials, International Animal Rescue (IAR) and Indonesian wildlife authorities. Nicknamed “Jecka,” the orangutan is too young to even stand, and had been held as a per for 5 months, subsisting on nothing but milk. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1ex5HjO http://ift.tt/1h2Va1N



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UN Report Warns Borneo’s Orangutans Face Severe Threats from Land Cover and Climate Change

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UN Report Warns Borneo’s Orangutans Face Severe Threats from Land Cover and Climate Change

Over 80 percent of the orangutan’s remaining habitat in Borneo could be lost by the year 2080 if the island’s current land-use policies remain intact, according to a new United Nations report.

The Future of the Bornean Orangutan: Impacts of Change in Land Cover and Climate (Download), which was published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Liverpool John Moores University, in…

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Samson, a male Western Lowland gorilla who was captured from the...

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Samson, a male Western Lowland gorilla who was captured from the wild in 1972 and spent the next 4 decades living at Danish zoos, died recently at the age of 45. Samson had lived at the Givskud Zoo since 1998, and sired 6 surviving offspring. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1IfQ5sL.



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Four men were arrested my Malaysian wildlife officials this week...

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Four men were arrested my Malaysian wildlife officials this week after attempting to sell 2 infant orangutans in an undercover operation. The illegal traders – 2 Indonesians and 2 Malaysians – had smuggled the orangutans from Sumatra and offered them for sale for $5,500 USD each after advertising their availability on social media. The orangutans were taken a local rehabilitation centre. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1HYay8w http://ift.tt/1KvVnV3



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Sabah Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Mr. Datuk...

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Sabah Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Mr. Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun giving closing remarks at the #GRASP Regional meeting that is held in Kota Kinabalu Malaysia. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1CWHCyJ http://ift.tt/1HY5uRB



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