#orangutans — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #orangutans, aggregated by home.social.
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#News: #Orangutans dying due to #palmoil. 🦧🔥 Report exposes how PT ESR is bulldozing two national parks, destroying 3,000ha of #rainforest violently evicting #Indigenous #Dayak communities. 🛑🌳 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://tanahair.net/research-links-west-kalimantan-oil-palm-expansion-to-environmental-damage-and-social-conflict/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: #Orangutans dying due to #palmoil. 🦧🔥 Report exposes how PT ESR is bulldozing two national parks, destroying 3,000ha of #rainforest violently evicting #Indigenous #Dayak communities. 🛑🌳 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://tanahair.net/research-links-west-kalimantan-oil-palm-expansion-to-environmental-damage-and-social-conflict/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: #Orangutans dying due to #palmoil. 🦧🔥 Report exposes how PT ESR is bulldozing two national parks, destroying 3,000ha of #rainforest violently evicting #Indigenous #Dayak communities. 🛑🌳 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://tanahair.net/research-links-west-kalimantan-oil-palm-expansion-to-environmental-damage-and-social-conflict/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: #Orangutans dying due to #palmoil. 🦧🔥 Report exposes how PT ESR is bulldozing two national parks, destroying 3,000ha of #rainforest violently evicting #Indigenous #Dayak communities. 🛑🌳 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://tanahair.net/research-links-west-kalimantan-oil-palm-expansion-to-environmental-damage-and-social-conflict/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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A Fragile FutureDespite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.
Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.
Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.
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A Fragile FutureDespite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.
Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.
Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.
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A Fragile FutureDespite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.
Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.
Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.
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A Fragile FutureDespite their intelligence and capacity for love, #primates face a grim reality due to human expansion.
Deforestation: Rapid logging leaves intelligent mothers and infants clinging to fragile fragments of their clear-cut world.
Habitat Loss: In a heart-wrenching "David vs. Goliath" scenario, solitary #orangutans are seen desperately trying to fight off industrial bulldozers with their bare hands to protect their disappearing homes.
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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🦧🚁 Sumatran #orangutans like Malu are arboreal specialists that spend their lives solving problems to find food in the #forest canopy.
To keep these great #apes engaged at the #Melbourne #Zoo, keepers use #drones to deliver enrichment packages to platforms 12 meters above the ground. This challenge encourages Malu to climb high and use his problem-solving skills to retrieve his snacks.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/a-drone-delivery-for-malu-the-orangutan
#animals #australia #endangeredspecies #technology #tech #zoology #tksst #video
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Once widespread across southern #Asia, the animal now only survives on the islands of #Sumatra & #Borneo. Fewer than 14,000 #SumatranOrangutans remain in the wild, alongside just 800 Tapanuli #orangutans & about 104,700 Bornean orangutans, according to #conservation groups.
“These bridges allow orangutans to move, to mix, to maintain healthy populations,” Siregar said. “It reduces the risk of #extinction.”#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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Once widespread across southern #Asia, the animal now only survives on the islands of #Sumatra & #Borneo. Fewer than 14,000 #SumatranOrangutans remain in the wild, alongside just 800 Tapanuli #orangutans & about 104,700 Bornean orangutans, according to #conservation groups.
“These bridges allow orangutans to move, to mix, to maintain healthy populations,” Siregar said. “It reduces the risk of #extinction.”#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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Once widespread across southern #Asia, the animal now only survives on the islands of #Sumatra & #Borneo. Fewer than 14,000 #SumatranOrangutans remain in the wild, alongside just 800 Tapanuli #orangutans & about 104,700 Bornean orangutans, according to #conservation groups.
“These bridges allow orangutans to move, to mix, to maintain healthy populations,” Siregar said. “It reduces the risk of #extinction.”#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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Once widespread across southern #Asia, the animal now only survives on the islands of #Sumatra & #Borneo. Fewer than 14,000 #SumatranOrangutans remain in the wild, alongside just 800 Tapanuli #orangutans & about 104,700 Bornean orangutans, according to #conservation groups.
“These bridges allow orangutans to move, to mix, to maintain healthy populations,” Siregar said. “It reduces the risk of #extinction.”#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.
For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.
For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.
For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.
For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.
The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.
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5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.
The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.
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5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.
The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.
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5 canopy bridges were installed each with a camera trap, carefully positioned after surveys of #orangutan nests, forest cover & animal movement. The structures were designed to support the orangutan’s weight—no small feat for the world’s largest tree‑dwelling mammal.
The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge & regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment. Conservationists hope more #orangutans will follow the first pioneer.
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When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.
“Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”
TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.
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When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.
“Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”
TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.
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When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.
“Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”
TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.
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When the road was upgraded in 2024, the gap in the forest canopy widened, eliminating natural crossings for tree‑dwelling #wildlife.
“Development was necessary for people,” Siregar said. “But without intervention, it would have left #orangutans trapped on either side.”
TaHuKah, working with the #SumatranOrangutan Society, or SOS, & local & national government agencies, proposed a simple solution: rope bridges suspended between trees, allowing arboreal animals to cross above traffic.
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He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
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#News Sumatran #orangutan uses a rope to cross a road between two tiny patches of forest. Article fails to mention: RAINFORESTS ARE MOSTLY GONE in #Sumatra from #palmoil. If you care for #orangutans TAKE ACTION! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴 ☠️ ⛔ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/25/first-footage-endangered-sumatran-orangutan-using-canopy-bridge-cross-road-hope-species-aoe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News Sumatran #orangutan uses a rope to cross a road between two tiny patches of forest. Article fails to mention: RAINFORESTS ARE MOSTLY GONE in #Sumatra from #palmoil. If you care for #orangutans TAKE ACTION! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴 ☠️ ⛔ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/25/first-footage-endangered-sumatran-orangutan-using-canopy-bridge-cross-road-hope-species-aoe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News Sumatran #orangutan uses a rope to cross a road between two tiny patches of forest. Article fails to mention: RAINFORESTS ARE MOSTLY GONE in #Sumatra from #palmoil. If you care for #orangutans TAKE ACTION! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴 ☠️ ⛔ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/25/first-footage-endangered-sumatran-orangutan-using-canopy-bridge-cross-road-hope-species-aoe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News Sumatran #orangutan uses a rope to cross a road between two tiny patches of forest. Article fails to mention: RAINFORESTS ARE MOSTLY GONE in #Sumatra from #palmoil. If you care for #orangutans TAKE ACTION! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴 ☠️ ⛔ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/25/first-footage-endangered-sumatran-orangutan-using-canopy-bridge-cross-road-hope-species-aoe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.
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In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.
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In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.
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In 2023, a road in North Sumatra was upgraded and this split a community of 350 or so Sumatran orangutans. Now, thanks to a rope bridge, the apes are able to reunite — and @BBCNews's Discover Wildlife has footage.
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#News: Tesso Nilo National Park in #Sumatra #indonesia 🇮🇩has lost 78% of primary forest since 2009 due to illegal #palmoil plantations, endangering species like #tigers #orangutans #elephants. @palmoildetectives #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: Tesso Nilo National Park in #Sumatra #indonesia 🇮🇩has lost 78% of primary forest since 2009 due to illegal #palmoil plantations, endangering species like #tigers #orangutans #elephants. @palmoildetectives #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: Tesso Nilo National Park in #Sumatra #indonesia 🇮🇩has lost 78% of primary forest since 2009 due to illegal #palmoil plantations, endangering species like #tigers #orangutans #elephants. @palmoildetectives #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: Tesso Nilo National Park in #Sumatra #indonesia 🇮🇩has lost 78% of primary forest since 2009 due to illegal #palmoil plantations, endangering species like #tigers #orangutans #elephants. @palmoildetectives #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: Tesso Nilo National Park in #Sumatra #indonesia 🇮🇩has lost 78% of primary forest since 2009 due to illegal #palmoil plantations, endangering species like #tigers #orangutans #elephants. Help them to survive! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: Tesso Nilo National Park in #Sumatra #indonesia 🇮🇩has lost 78% of primary forest since 2009 due to illegal #palmoil plantations, endangering species like #tigers #orangutans #elephants. Help them to survive! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-aly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer