All three species of orangutans are listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Habitat loss caused by farming and logging have been usually blamed, but wildfires are ...

Only about 100,000 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) remain, less than half of their original numbers.People are killing the iconic orange apes at rates that could lead to their extinction on ...

Forest fires burning through Indonesia are leaving Bornean orangutans, a critically endangered species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo and Indonesia, in harm’s way.

Airborne science discovers complex geomorphic controls on Bornean forests Date: May 27, 2020 Source: Arizona State University Summary: Using tree chemistry maps, high-resolution topography data ...

Bornean orangutans living in forests impacted by human commerce seek areas of denser canopy enclosure, taller trees, and sections with trees of uniform height, according to new research. These ...

Vivy, a critically endangered Bornean orangutan, has returned to the rainforest with help from The Orangutan Project and the Bornean Orangutan Rescue Alliance Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

The Indonesian government’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency (BMKG) warned last week of nearly 800 wildfire “hotspots” in the Bornean province of West Kalimantan.

The male Bornean orangutan, who was born earlier this month at Blackpool Zoo in England, will make his public debut this weekend after spending the last two weeks bonding with his mother.