An Al Jazeera video explores the tough, cruel lives of Indonesian “monkey masters” and the chained animals they train to wear dolls masks, pull carts, perform tricks and beg for money in Jakarta’s “Monkey Village.” Read More »
Two blind orangutans rescued and cared for by ape conservationists in Sumatra have become parents to twins. Read More »
Conservationists are celebrating an international love story that spells hope for one of the world’s most endangered mammals following confirmation of a Sumatran rhino pregnancy at a sanctuary for the creatures in Indonesia. Read More »
A World Wildlife Fund research team in Indonesia has caught footage of a rare Sumatran tiger family on video camera for the first time. Read More »
Sumatran orangutans could be the first great ape to become extinct as deforestation destroys their natural habitat on the Indonesian island. But a sanctuary which teaches rescued orangutans to fend for themselves in the wild could boost the species’ chances of survival, reports CNN’s Arwa Damon. Read More »
Flying foxes could be extinct as early as 2015 without concerted international efforts to bring the hunting of the world’s largest fruit bat under control, scientists have warned. Read More »
The World Bank has thrown its support behind conservation efforts to save the tiger amid fears the big cats could be extinct in the wild within 10 years. Read More »