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 »
A booming illegal pet trade in Sumatran orangutans and gibbons in Indonesia is helping to drive the apes to the brink of extinction, wildlife trafficking campaigners warn in a new report. Read More »
Conservationists are celebrating the discovery of up to several thousand orangutans on the Indonesian island of Borneo – a find that considerably bolsters the total estimated population of the endangered great ape. Read More »
In a real-life “Jurassic Park” attack, an Indonesian fisherman has been mauled to death by Komodo dragons – the dinosaurs’ closest living relation – following an ill-advised fruit picking trip. Read More »
Baby orangutans found sick or abandoned by their mothers are being checked into a hospital in Malaysia and cared for like infant humans in a controversial initiative to save the species from extinction which has divided ape experts. Read More »
