Orangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 96.4% of ...

Engaging with timber companies: WWF is working with companies to mitigate the negative impacts of logging and timber plantations on habitats and orangutan populations. For example, studies show that ...

The Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream for a growing number ...

Surprisingly, researchers have found that a recently discovered population at a site called Batang Toru in western Sumatra is actually closer genetically to Bornean orangutans than to other ...

Pet orangutans need to undergo rehabilitation to restore their natural behaviors and break their dependency on humans.

The Bornean orangutan population is predicted to decline by 86% from 1950 to 2025, due to habitat loss. It has been classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation ...

Biological anthropologist Cheryl Knott and photojournalist Tim Laman have dedicated their lives to the orangutans of Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park. Together with their children ...

Knowing little about Borneo, rainforests or orangutans ... and major efforts are being made to locate the remaining populations of wild orangutans and protect their habitat.

Bornean orangutans are rare animals that usually ... on providing care to endangered species in order to manage their population and educate visitors. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has promoted this ...