DragofixFour days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8jde20v83o?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon
#Indonesia #Sumatra #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #wildlife #orangutans
earthlingTwo tapanuli orangutans in a tree
Tapanuli orangutans in a tree in the Batang Toru forest in Indonesia’s North Sumatra. Landslides aggravated by climate breakdown wiped out nearly one in 10 remaining members of the world’s rarest great ape species on Indonesia’s Sumatra island when rain fell over four days in North Sumatra in November 2025, a study has found.
Photograph: Orangutan Information Centre/AFP/Getty Images
Drink of JesusFour days of extreme rain killed 7% of world’s rarest orangutans, study says
Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world's most endangered great apes even closer to extinction, says a study. Research suggests that 58 of less than 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, or around 7% of the total species, were killed as a result of the extreme weather event last November. Those are conservative figures, and do not take into account rain-induced canopy damage or reduced food availability, said the authors of […]
KirstyThis is too tragic 😰
“Research suggests that 58 of less than 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, or around 7% of the total species, were killed as a result of the extreme weather event last November.“
Conservatively…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8jde20v83o
#EndangeredSpecies #Orangutans #Sumatra #Indonesia
((***Tiefenkultur**)) @kassiopeia_v7#Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered #Orangutans, Study Finds
More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a #climate-fueled #storm unleashed torrents of #water, #mud and #debris.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/c...
Recent Landslides in Indonesia...
Recent Landslides in Indonesia...
Palm Oil Detectives#News: Tesso Nilo National Park in #Sumatra #indonesia 🇮🇩has lost 78% of primary forest since 2009 due to illegal #palmoil plantations, endangering species like #tigers #orangutans #elephants. Help them to survive! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
‘Should we leave them to die?’ The battle over how to save orangutans from the curse of palm oil https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/19/should-we-leave-them-to-die-the-battle-over-how-to-save-orangutans-from-the-curse-of-palm-oil
#News: After the deadly floods in #Sumatra, Tapanuli #orangutans face a bleak future. Now their legal protections are being stripped back to make way for more #mining. Fight back when you shop! 🧐🛍️ #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-iSk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
SandSpicehttps://www.sandspice.com/sepilok-borneo/
Sepilok Borneo 🐒 Where to Stay & Eat near the Reserves
Many travellers visit Sepilok Borneo to see the orangutans and nature reserves, but booking a place close to the action saves some leg work.
#Sepilok #Borneo #orangutans #'nature #reserve
https://www.sandspice.com/sepilok-borneo/?fsp_sid=859
Richard Michael Blaberhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/19/should-we-leave-them-to-die-the-battle-over-how-to-save-orangutans-from-the-curse-of-palm-oil. We steal their #land, we destroy their #habitat, & then turn round & blame the #orangutans if they try to defend themselves, it seems, @palmoildetectives! The #injustice of that is absolutely glaring, & reeks of #speciesism.