Guardians of the Canopy: Dela Mawar and the Fight for Orangutan Survival in the Heart of Borneo

Deep within the verdant landscape of Desa Merasa, located in the Berau Regency of East Kalimantan, a 20-year-old woman named Dela Mawar stands as a final line of defense for…

Birute Galdikas The Pioneer of Orangutan Conservation and Last of the Trimates Passes Away at 79

The global scientific community and conservationists worldwide are mourning the loss of Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas, the preeminent authority on orangutans, who passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Galdikas,…

Rare Twin Orangutan Rescue in East Kalimantan Highlights Urgent Need for Habitat Connectivity and Wildlife Corridor Protection

In a significant but sobering event for global biodiversity conservation, a female Bornean orangutan and her rare twin infants were successfully rescued and translocated from a severely fragmented forest patch…