How rescued orangutans are rebuilding a new wild population in Sumatra

Mongabay
Aug 3, 2026, 6:09 am113 ptsTrending
Sumatra — Fifteen years ago, Jantho Pine Forest Nature Reserve in Indonesia’s western Aceh province, on the island of Sumatra, had no orangutans. Today, it is home to a growing wild population, built almost entirely from rescued and relocated animals. Since 2011, conservationists from the Sumatran Orangutan…

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