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• Orangutan translocated to forest reserve

  
  Orangutan Foundation — Authority: 417
  Finally, last week Memes (the young female orangutan rescued from the oil palm plantation a few weeks ago) was successfully translocated to Camp Gemini, in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve, Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Dr Fiqri, the vet of the Orangutan Foundation’s Reintroduction Programme gave ...
  6 hours ago

• What are the options for booking your holidays

  
  Guide To A Great Vacation — Authority: 142
  When selecting your luxury holidays who will be offering you the best deals? The critics of the travel agent frequently say packaging your own vacation saves you cash and this is what you must do but in today’s unstable world is your money safe? Should you pay more to an agent for peace of mind? Should you book your ...
  2 days ago

• TGIF [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 811
  [Berlin, November 27. Image via Getty ] The 29-years-old Sumatran Orangutan female Bini holds her 10-weeks-old baby Bulan in her arms in the zoo of Berlin on November 27, 2009. The orangutan baby was born on September 20, 2009 and is the fifth baby of the orangutan mother Bini. AFP PHOTO DDP/ MICHAEL KAPPELER ...
  2 days ago

• What are the options for booking your holidays

  
  Luggage Joint — Authority: 155
  When selecting your luxury holidays who will be offering you the best deals? The critics of the travel agent frequently say packaging your own vacation saves you cash and this is what you must do but in today’s unstable world is your money safe? Should you pay more to an agent for peace of mind? Should you book your ...
  3 days ago

• Malaysia tracks orangutans with implants

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 144
  KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian wildlife authorities are using electronic implants to keep track of orangutans in a bid to protect the endangered apes after they are freed into the wild, an official said Tuesday. Laurentius Ambu, wildlife department head in Sabah state on Borneo island, said three orangutans had ...
  4 days ago

• Transmitters implanted in orangutans for tracking after release into the wild

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 141
  For the first time transmitters have been implanted in orangutans to track their daily movements. The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) has implanted transmitters into three orangutans that have been released back into the wild from Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of ...
  6 days ago

• All Hail the Unendangered Wild Turkey: A Thanksgiving Reflection

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 499
  Imagine sitting down to a Thanksgiving dinner in a world without wild turkeys . It’s hard to conceive —if you live in the United States, chances are you’re just a short distance away from a large population of these birds. They roam forests, wood lots, farm fields and prairies from Maine to Florida , ...
  1 week ago

• Baby orangutan brings hope for habitat protection

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 144
  Article from: PerthNow PERTH Zoo’s newest addition to the orangutan enclosure made her public debut today as the face of a campaign to help save her species. Perth Zoo Chief Executive Officer Susan Hunt said the birth of the female orangutan on October 20 was cause for celebration but the community needed to be ...
  1 week ago

• Weekend wibble: Newborn orang-utan at Perth Zoo!

  
  Hoyden About Town — Authority: 139
  There’s a new baby orangutan at the Perth zoo! *dies of teh cute* There’s video of the new arrival here at the West , including a keeper who is obviously completely smitten with the orangs. Transcription of the video by the marvellous Quixotess : Clarissa Phillips [in voiceover, over adorable footage of ...
  1 week ago

• Perths Newest Primate: "Dont Palm Us Off!"

  
  ZooBorns — Authority: 611
  Perth Zoo is calling on the community to take action in a campaign to mandate the labelling of palm oil on all food products. The call-to-action came today as a four-week-old critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan, made her debut. The as-yet-unnamed female orangutan was born at 10:40am on 20October to 39-year-old ...
  1 week ago

• Hope for another Bornean Orangutan.

  
  Orangutan Foundation — Authority: 417
  The translocation of the young female orangutan ( we rescued her last week from an oil palm plantation ) to the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve is planned for this week. The young orangutan was named “Memes” by Tigor, Orangutan Reintroduction Manager.  Dr Fiqri, our vet, has said Memes is healthy and clear ...
  1 week ago

• If You See Anything Cuter Than This Today, You Better Forward It To Me

  
  The Mock Dock — Authority: 142
  An orangutan and a dog? Are you kidding me with this? An alert and astute mockdocker sent this to me, and it’s one of those videos that just makes you BEAM while you watch it. And I have to tell you, I replayed the 1.07 minute mark about 400 times, because watching [...]
  1 week ago

• Male Bornean Orangutan Rescued

  
  Orangutan Foundation — Authority: 417
  Orangutan Awareness and Orangutan Freedom On Wednesday 11 November 2009, the rescue team from Section II Natural Resources Conservation Agency of Central Kalimantan and Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ-OFI) rescued one big male orangutan from Tanjung Putri, a local village. The orangutan was 183 cms ...
  1 week ago

• Conservationists do ‘deal with the devil’ to save orang-utans

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 144
  Agreement sought with palm-oil industry to create ape-saving forest corridors By Lewis Smith Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/ Wildlife campaigners have made “a deal with the devil” in a bid to save the orang-utan from being driven into extinction. They have teamed up with the palm-oil industry, widely ...
  1 week ago

• Orangutans still for sale in jakarta animal markets

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 144
  Source: The Jakarta Globe By Jonathan Walsh Interview with Pak Sanusi, Songbird Salesman Pak Sanusi has had his own stall in the Jalan Pramuka bird market since 1992. His father started the business and not only passed on a passion for songbirds, he passed on the family business as well. But what lurks behind the ...
  1 week ago

• Ford donates RM51,000 to Sepilok Orang Utan Centre

  
  e-borneo.com - Travel Borneo Blog — Authority: 133
  Sandakan : Ford Automobile Company, in collaboration with its local distributor AutomonneXion, donated RM51,000 to the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre . Ford Export Division Southeast Asia District Manager, Tom Dickin, presented the cheque to the Centre during his visit to East Malaysia recently. Also ...
  1 week ago

• Orangutan Adoption Diary - Brian and Rosa’s growing bond

  
  Orangutan Foundation — Authority: 417
  The adoption  of infant orangutan Brian by female orangutan Rosa is progressing well - they are much closer and there is more playing and jesting. Brian’s holding Rosa hand more frequently and even hugging Rosa.  Brian and Rosa -  © Orangutan Foundation When tired of playing and jesting, Brian ...
  2 weeks ago

• Brookfield Zoo puts spotlight on plight of orangutans

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 144
  Brookfield Zoo plans to highlight animals’ plight this weekend By Donald Liebenson – Chicago Tribune A sibling drama is playing out in the replicated rain forest treetops of Brookfield Zoo’s Tropic World exhibit: Denda, a 7-year-old orangutan, is snacking on a clump of alfalfa, and his toddler sister, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Want to Name a Baby Orangutan?

  
  Nancy's Baby Names — Authority: 427
  A female Sumatran orangutan was born at the Philadelphia Zoo in early October to parents Tua and Sugi. The baby now needs a name. Here are the three choices: Anoano, meaning “blessing” Batu, meaning “stone” (also an archipelago near Sumatra) Kadoa, meaning “small gift” You can vote for your favorite ...
  2 weeks ago

• Help Philadelphia Zoo Pick Name for Baby Orangutan

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 493
  The Philadelphia Zoo is asking for your help in selecting a name for the zoo’s new baby orangutan. The baby female orangutan was born October 2.  The mother is 17-year-old Tua, who came to Philadelphia from Zoo Atlanta, and the father is Sugl, 13.  Sugl was born at the Saint Louis Zoo. Please choose one of the ...
  2 weeks ago

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