Vandu and Raba are two Bornean Orangutans that have spent most of their lives in captivity at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, a glaring juxtaposition from the their relatives in ...

Ex-captive orangutans, as the name suggests, lived at one time as human captives. Some suffered abominable conditions in captivity -- tiny cages, starvation, and abuse -- but others lived as ...

If all goes according to plan, the orangutan rescued from international wildlife trade in Kalyan last November will soon ...

Look at those big, beautiful eyes! People online are cheering after a baby orangutan and 16 other wild animals were saved ...

Three populations have more than 1,000 primates, and some are in captivity. Orangutans kept as illegal pets are reintroduced into the wild at the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park. The park is a ...

These orangutans were rescued from various threats, including hunting, illegal wildlife trade, human-wildlife conflict, and ...

But the judge did order an investigation as to Sandra's captivity conditions and if she is a victim of ill-treatment under the 1954 animal protection bill. Sandra, a 20-year Sumatran orangutan ...

An Indonesian rehabilitation in Borneo has released 10 orangutans into the wild. The endangered animals had previously been in captivity before their rescue. In total five males, two females and a ...