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Society 2 weeks ago
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Sumatran elephants run out of room as fires spread
A new report by environmental group Geopix found that about 382,778 hectares of elephant habitat were affected by fires throughout August. Further fires affected 147,550 ha between Sept. 1 and 8 across 21 population pockets on Sumatra, which accounted for around 7.06 percent of the total elephant habitat.
Archipelago 1 month ago
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Burning Kalimantan forests put orangutans at risk
Fires not only directly affect Bornean orangutans by destroying their habitats, but also potentially put the primates at risk of respiratory health issues and disrupting their reproduction, which may push them further to ward extinction, according to conservationists.
Archipelago 2 months ago
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Whale shark found stranded on West Java beach dies
A 2025 study by Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia and Konservasi Indonesia documented 115 whale shark stranding events across 23 provinces in Indonesia between 2011 and 2023. The researchers recorded 127 stranded whale sharks during the period, of which 80 were confirmed dead.
Archipelago 3 months ago
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First panda born in Indonesia makes public debut at Taman Safari
Rio was born on Nov. 27 last year to giant panda pair Cai Tao and Hu Chun. Both pandas arrived in the park in 2017 under a 10-year joint research program and as a symbol of the friendship between Indonesia and China.
Archipelago 7 months ago
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Emergency action planned to save Irrawaddy Dolphins in Mahakam River
“The government will take serious action, as the Mahakam Irrawaddy dolphin population has dropped to an alarming level,” said the ministry’s head of pollution control and environmental degradation Rasio Ridho Sani.
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