Causes www.nytimes.com Coronavirus puts captive orangutans' return to the wild on hold If one ape in the forest is infected, a whole population could be wiped out, experts say. So orangutans in Indonesia’s rehabilitation centers are staying where they are.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Using old cellphones to listen for illegal loggers Indonesian villagers are trying out a treetop surveillance system that uses recycled phones and artificial intelligence software to detect chain saws.
www.nytimes.com One casualty of the palm oil industry: An orangutan mother, shot 74 times Indonesia has promised to stop clearing jungle for plantations. So why are endangered apes still on the front lines of the conservation battle?
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
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