Environmental groups blame rapid deforestation for the devastating flood damage

Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after extreme weather – fuelled by climate crisis – in North Sumatra

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Cyclone Senyar pushed the Tapanuli orangutan - of which there are fewer than 800 left in the wild - even closer to extinction.

Número representa 7% da população da espécie Pongo tapanuliensis, ameaçada de extinção

Estudo aponta que ciclone ocorrido em novembro passado causou perdas equivalentes a aproximadamente 11% da população local do orangotango-de-tapanuli

Severe rainfall in November 2025 on Indonesia’s Sumatra island killed an estimated 7% of the world’s rarest great ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan,...

Onderzoekers gaan ervan uit dat zeker 58 dieren zijn omgekomen, 7 procent van het totaal aantal exemplaren van deze ondersoort.

JAKARTA: Landslides driven by climate change in Sumatra, Indonesia last year alone wiped out 7 percent of the Tapanuli orangutan population, new research shows, as scientists warn…

Environmental groups blame rapid deforestation for the devastating flood damage

Climate change-fueled landslides wiped out nearly one in 10 of the world’s rarest great ape species on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, scientists said on June 10.