Bornean orangutan declared ‘critically endangered’ as forests shrink
5 July 2016 - Mongabay.com. The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is now critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This change means that both...
View ArticleInternational Orangutan Day - August 19th Each Year
16 August 2016 - Santa Monica, CA. To recognize the most iconic victim of the palm oil industry, International Orangutan Day has been set for August 19th, EVERY YEAR! This event is to help encourage...
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The Orangutan Project and Orang Utan Republik Foundation Unite!
24 August, 2016 - Santa Monica, CA & Perth, Australia. The Orangutan Project (TOP) have announced today that OURF and TOP have merged both organizations to become one force for positive change....
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3rd Annual Pongo Environmental Awards & Fundraiser
The Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) will hold its annual Pongo Environmental Awards and Fundraiser in a beautiful private home in Pasadena, CA. Our emcee will be respected veteran actor/activist...
View ArticleThird Annual Pongo Environmental Awards and Benefit a Success
Sept 25, 2016 - Santa Monica, CA - Orang Utan Republik Foundation. Actor/Activist Ed Asner provided serious tone to the annual event which celebrates environmental achievement. The Orang Utan...
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Orphaned Orangutan, Lana, finds his Freedom in the Forests of East Kalimantan
Santa Monica, CA - 31 December 2016 - Orang Utan Republik Foundation. Orang Utan Republik Foundation President Dr. Gary Shapiro representing The Orangutan Project (TOP), joined staff from the Center...
View ArticleMECU 7 Adds New Activities and Expands to New Village
7 March 2017 - Medan, Sumatra. Under the status of a legalized NGO, Yayasan Peduli Orangutan Indonesia (YPOI) or Orangutan Caring Foundation of Indonesia, continues to expand the scope of the Mobile...
View ArticleOrangutan Caring Scholarships 2017
Since 2006, 130 multi-year scholarships in the name of the orangutan have been awarded to Indonesian students in the fields of biology, forestry and veterinary science. Seventy students have graduated...
View ArticleFourth Annual Pongo Environmental Awards to Honor Achievement in Film,...
3 September 2017 - Santa Monica, CA. The Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) will honor environmental achievement from film, science, conservation, and technology at the 4th Annual Pongo...
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Orangutan Caring Week 2017 - Nov 12th - 18th
Annual event raises awareness concerning orangutans and their endangered status as their forest home on Borneo and Sumatra is threatened by agricultural conversion and fires. November 12-18, 2017 with...
View ArticleScientists announce discovery of third orangutan species
"The Batang Toru orangutans appear to be direct descendants of the initial orangutans that had migrated from mainland Asia," researcher Alexander Nater said. 2 November 2017 (UPI) -- Scientists have...
View ArticleScientists announce discovery of third orangutan species
"The Batang Toru orangutans appear to be direct descendants of the initial orangutans that had migrated from mainland Asia," researcher Alexander Nater said. 2 November 2017 (UPI) -- Scientists have...
View ArticleOrangutan Dies After Being Shot 130 Times
6 February 2018 - Santa Monica, CA - Orang Utan Republik Foundation. A juvenile male orangutan from Kutai National Park in East Borneo, has died of numerous gunshot wounds after presumably feeding in...
View ArticleInaugural Orangutan Caring Scholarships Awarded in Central Kalimantan
16 July 2018 - Palangka Raya, Central Borneo- Borneo Nature Foundation. After going through a tough competition, Borneo Nature Foundation announced the recipients of the first-ever Orangutan Caring...
View ArticleEfforts to Protect Vanishing Orangutans Get Infusion of $200K
9 August 2018 - Santa Monica, CA - Orang Utan Republik Foundation. The Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) announces that, in its role as the USA chapter of Australia-based The Orangutan Project...
View ArticleFifth Annual Pongo Environmental Awards to Honor Environmental Achievement...
28 August 2018 - SANTA MONICA Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) will honor environmental achievement from television, science, and advocacy at the 5th Annual Pongo Environmental Awards to be held...
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