Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for world’s rarest ape Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025
Seen but not forgotten: How citizen science helps document biodiversity in remote Borneo villages When I, Erik Meijaard, worked as a wildlife consultant for a timber concession in Borneo, I often chatted with the logging truck drivers — and quickly realised that some of them knew far more about local wildlife populations than the company’s own biodiversity teams. The Conversation · Nov 30, 2025
Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more Vegetable oils are everywhere, and almost everyone has an opinion about them. From clever marketing in supermarket aisles to headlines about deforestation, they have become both the heroes and villains of the modern diet. But vegetable oils are vital to our lives and can help to address food insecurity. The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025
How Did An Indian Zoo Get The World's Most Endangered Great Ape? Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. The tapanuli is not the first highly endangered animal to arrive at Vantara. International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025
‘The pigs have disappeared’: swine fever threatens food source for millions as disease hits wild herds Scientists call for urgent intervention, as bearded pig populations are devastated by the deadly virus on islands such as Borneo The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024