Articles tagged ‘Orangutans’

Saving the Elephants

By Barrie | May 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Indonesia currently has 16 or more species on the verge of extinction. A further 30 are classified as endangered. On the critically endangered and endangered lists are the Sumatran tiger, the Bali starling, the Javanese wild dog, the orangutans of Kalimantan and Sumatra, the Sumatran gibbon and the Sumatran elephant. Some claim the number of [...]

 

Jason Monet Exhibition: Ubud

By Barrie | May 1st, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Art and orangutans don’t appear to have much in common. However, for internationally recognized artist Jason Monet, conservation of the threatened primate starts with bamboo. According to the Bali-based artist, the more the arts, architecture and just about everything else from food to furniture uses bamboo, the longer orangutans on Sumatra and Kalimantan will have [...]

 

Orangutans of Indonesia on Brink of Extinction

By Barrie | July 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

Don't you just love them!. All orange and furry and cute. Well it won't be long and the only way you will see these animals is in books or in a zoo.