Our close cousin is an incredibly intelligent animal. Did you know that he keeps a map in his head, which tells him where the fruit trees are fruiting and when – even more difficult when you consider that in the resource-poor environment that is the rainforest, some trees only fruit once in four years!
The [...]
Release of two captured tigers into Ulu Masen and Leuser Ecosystem Leuser.
December 2008
Background
In the last two years the poaching of tigers in Aceh has increased greatly. In 2008 alone, at least 20 tigers were taken and the real figure could be twice as high as this. The Aceh tiger population is the largest remaining and [...]
Yesterday our rangers found two illegal oil palm plantations deep in the forest, probably totalling 45 hectares (4.5 square kilometres). We are currently checking the scale of the problem and we expect to cut it down at the end of the fasting month (Ramadan).
We shall just cut down the palms and allow it to revert [...]