Local ranger Amran Siagian, 39, looks for orangutans in an area that he says is a remnant of illegal logging activity, in the forest of Sipirok, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, ...

The Tapanuli orangutan was only discovered by scientists to be a separate species in 2017 – distinct from the Sumatran and ...

The release of these three orangutans is the culmination of years of dedication from the team at YIARI." Gavin Bruce, International Animal Rescue Inter-Agency Collaboration Enables the Release of ...

Orangutans learn from their family how to do everything, like build nests, use tools, and behave oneself within the social ...

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, metres from excavators, has sparked renewed concern about the future of the critically endangered ...

A December 2025 study reveals flash floods in North Sumatra likely killed up to 10.5% of the Tapanuli orangutan population.

Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, ...

A female Bornean orangutan from Indonesia has been newly introduced into a zoo in the town of Tobe, Ehime Prefecture. The zoo ...

SIPIROK, Indonesia Dec 9 (Reuters) - Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok ...

A critically endangered orangutan was seen walking in a coal mine in Borneo's East Kalimantan province The sighting took place in East Kalimantan, where Indonesia is building its billion-dollar ...