#papua — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #papua, aggregated by home.social.
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Arborek is renowned for great diving & manta rays... & maybe in future for the Arborek Resolution of solidarity among 20 island communities re extractive industries, & the Arborek Declaration of global indigenous rights & insights. 🧵 1/2
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions#Arborek #RajaAmpat #Papua #diving #manta #extractive #nickel #mining #indigenous
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Critically endangered by #hunting and #palmoil #deforestation in #Papua, sweet-faced #marsupials black spotted #cuscus need your help. Every time you visit the supermarket, make sure you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @[email protected] learn more
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Critically endangered by #hunting and #palmoil #deforestation in #Papua, sweet-faced #marsupials black spotted #cuscus need your help. Every time you visit the supermarket, make sure you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives learn more https://wp.me/pcFhgU-n7?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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The Spirits of the River by Roberto Pazzi
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#mask #disguise #four #people #hut #asaro #mudmen #clay #tribesmen #traditions #tribe #indoors #weapons #highlands #papua #new #guinea #men #culture #oceania #photography #aboriginal #ethnicity #full #length #tribal #colors #sony #looking #camera
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Lagi-lagi, aku ga terlalu peduli apakah upaya pencitraan adanya demo suatu bentuk bendera palsu, atau psikologi terbalik binaan intel atau rezim, atau rekayasa faksi tertentu, yang jelas masyarakat Aceh dan #Papua layak untuk marah, dan tidak perlu ditimpali sebagai korban hoax.
#Dayak yang dirampok tanahnya dan dibunuh tokoh adatnya oleh haji isam layak untuk marah. #Tionghoa yang belum juga mendapat keadilan atas kekerasan berbasis etnis tahun 1973 atau 1998 layak untuk marah.
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Elusive, mysterious and majestic New Guinea Singing #Dogs 🐶🤎are heard before they’re seen with haunting overlapping howls in packs. #Mining and #PalmOil in #Papua 🇵🇬are threats. Fight for them and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/12/25/new-guinea-singing-dog-canis-hallstromi/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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CW: West Papuan Indigenous Women Fight Land Seizures
#News: #Indigenous women’s #landrights trampled in #Papua as #palmoil giants seize forests and jostle for power —the women will not be silenced! 🚫🌴☠️ #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives via @HRW https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/09/10/papuan-women-will-not-be-silenced-while-palm-oil-behemoths-consume-their-land/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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This is what a resort can't show you—Raja Ampat's reefs from below 🐠🌊
Read more: https://flip.it/p_qzhp
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Internet disruption detected in Papua, Indonesia — Significant Disruption — ongoing since 2026-07-31 12:20 UTC (source: IODA). https://partially.online/?country=ID #PartialyOnline #Indonesia #Papua #Disruption
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The magnificent 🌟🤩 Pesquet's #parrot 🦜🦜 of #Papua has striking red and black feathers and glides around the forests of #WestPapua. Help them to survive when you support #indigenous sovereignty and #BoycottPalmOil 🚫⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @[email protected]
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Pesquets Parrot Psittrichas fu... -
The magnificent 🌟🤩 Pesquet’s #parrot 🦜🦜 of #Papua has striking red and black feathers and glides around the forests of #WestPapua. Help them to survive when you support #indigenous sovereignty and #BoycottPalmOil 🚫⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8cf?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Glimpsed as a flash of electric blue in the dense #jungle of #WestPapua, Blue Spotted Tree #Monitors are #lizards #endangered by the #pet trade and #ecocide in rainforests of #Papua 🌴🔥☠️🤢⛔️ Fight for them! #Boycott4Wildlife
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The Goldie’s #Bird of Paradise is a shimmering bird of #Papua’s jungles putting on a rainbow performance. They’re #vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation and #hunting. Help them survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🔥👎⛔ @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/03/goldies-bird-of-paradise-paradisaea-decora/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Cute #marsupials of #WestPapua’s rainforests, Arfak Ringtails are surrounded by #palmoil and dead lands. Papuan land was never ceded or destroyed by #indigenous peoples! Protect animals and people of #Papua! #BoycottPalmOil #FreeWestPapua @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/arfak-ringtail-pseudochirulus-schlegeli/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Cute #marsupials of #WestPapua’s rainforests, Arfak Ringtails are surrounded by #palmoil and dead lands. Papuan land was never ceded or destroyed by #indigenous peoples! Protect #Papua! #BoycottPalmOil #FreeWestPapua @[email protected] palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/a...
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Papua New Guinea shuts Taiwan's economic office in fresh blow to diplomatic space
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Non più mimetizzato in una galassia di puntini, il nuovo squalo che cammina tra le secche della Nuova Guinea
https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=44781#animali #creature #pesci #squali #fondali #secche #predatori #respirazione #adattamenti #mimetismo #pinne #deambulazione #ecologia #evoluzione #biologia #classificazione #tassonomia #scoperte #ricerca #papua #nuova guinea #australia #indonesia #scienza #conservazione
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🌳 En 2025, la deforestación en #Indonesia aumentó un 66 %, según investigaciones de la organización #AurigaNusantara 🌴
👉 La #deforestación fue especialmente significativa en las tres grandes islas #Sumatra #Borneo #Papúa 🐒
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Does clearing forests in places like #Papua #Indonesia, or clearing grasslands in #Cerrado #Brazil actually help create “sustainable” transport fuel? The ecological consequences often outweigh any tailpipe emission savings. For Semafor, I explore the massive risks and hidden costs of #BigOil’s aggressive pivot to #Biofuels.
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2026/why-biofuels-are-back
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The Goldie’s #Bird of Paradise is a shimmering bird of #Papua’s jungles putting on a rainbow performance. They’re #vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation and #hunting. Help them survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🔥👎⛔ @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/03/goldies-bird-of-paradise-paradisaea-decora/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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The magnificent 🌟🤩 Pesquet’s #parrot 🦜🦜 of #Papua has striking red and black feathers and glides around the forests of #WestPapua. Help them to survive when you support #indigenous sovereignty and #BoycottPalmOil 🚫⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8cf?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Time for new nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ny5H422ha4 #bouganville #png #papua -
#News: #Indigenous women’s #landrights trampled in #Papua as #palmoil giants seize forests and jostle for power —the women will not be silenced! 🚫🌴☠️ #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect via @HRW https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/09/10/papuan-women-will-not-be-silenced-while-palm-oil-behemoths-consume-their-land/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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Unter Militärschutz setzt Indonesiens Regierung ein staatliches Zucker- und Ethanol-Programm im Süden Papuas durch.
Zwei Millionen Hektar Regenwald und Land der Indigenen sind in Gefahr.
Unterstützt die Marind, unterschreibt die Petition: https://www.regenwald.org/petitionen/1302/stoppt-den-kahlschlag-im-wald-der-marind-stoppt-psn-merauke
Macht auf die riesige Zerstörung aufmerksam, unterstützt die Marind und teilt das Video.
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@RettetdenRegenwald Es ist für mich übrigens auch kaum zu fassen, dass es immer noch Menschen gibt, die ernsthaft glauben, sie täten etwas Gutes, indem sie #E10 tanken - eine der größten Mogelpackungen, seit es Verbrenner-Kraftstoffe gibt.
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:stargif: 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒔 𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒐 :stargif:
En las tierras altas de Papúa, el pueblo Dani conservó durante generaciones una forma muy particular de honrar a sus ancestros: momificarlos mediante humo, calor y un cuidado constante que podía durar meses.
No lo hacían por exhibición ni por miedo a la muerte.
Para ellos, aquellas momias representaban memoria familiar, autoridad y continuidad espiritual dentro de la comunidad.La práctica consistía en secar lentamente el cuerpo usando humo de hogueras y calor controlado.
Después, el cadáver era untado con aceites animales y vegetales para ayudar a conservarlo.
El proceso podía prolongarse mucho tiempo y estaba reservado sobre todo para hombres importantes: jefes tribales, guerreros respetados o líderes espirituales.Las momias terminaban con la piel oscurecida y endurecida por el humo, los rasgos marcados y el cuerpo encogido por la deshidratación natural.
Muchas eran colocadas sentadas, en posición ceremonial, y permanecían dentro de las aldeas como presencia simbólica de los antepasados.Uno de los casos más conocidos es el de Agat Mamete Mabel, antiguo jefe de la aldea de Wogi, cerca de Wamena, en las tierras altas centrales de Papúa.
Según la tradición local, sus restos tendrían alrededor de 250 años y todavía siguen siendo cuidados por sus descendientes.Y eso es lo que más llama la atención.
Para mucha gente de fuera, ver una momia sentada en una cabaña puede resultar inquietante o incluso difícil de entender.
Pero para los Dani no se trata de algo macabro.
Se trata de mantener cerca a quienes ayudaron a construir la comunidad.Durante años, algunas de estas momias incluso eran mostradas en ceremonias importantes o durante visitas especiales.
Formaban parte de la vida cotidiana de la aldea, no como objetos, sino como ancestros cuya presencia seguía teniendo significado.Con el tiempo, la expansión del cristianismo, los cambios sociales y la presión del gobierno indonesio hicieron que la práctica desapareciera casi por completo durante el siglo XX.
Hoy ya no se realizan nuevas momificaciones tradicionales, aunque algunas de las antiguas todavía se conservan.También existe un debate delicado alrededor de ellas.
El turismo convirtió ciertas momias Dani en atracciones para visitantes extranjeros, algo que ha generado críticas y discusiones sobre el respeto cultural y la forma en que Occidente observa las tradiciones ajenas.Aun así, detrás de esas figuras ennegrecidas por el humo sigue existiendo algo profundamente humano: el intento de no romper el vínculo con quienes vinieron antes.
En un mundo donde todo parece olvidarse rápido, los Dani mantuvieron durante siglos otra idea de la memoria.
Sus ancestros no desaparecían del todo.Seguían sentados junto a ellos.
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#historia #papúa #pueblodani #momias #antropología #culturasdelmundo #historiaantigua #tradiciones #arqueología #curiosidadeshistóricas #ancestros #papúanuevaguinea #memoriahistórica #cultura #rituales
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Tambul Tribesman by Roberto Pazzi
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#vertical #human #face #traditional #festival #clothing #adult #man #headdress #makeup #costume #mask #disguise #celebration #decoration #one #person #tambul #tribesman #outdoors #day #lifestyles #colors #traditions #portrait #people #tribe #highlands #papua #new
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Pembela #HAM dan #lingkungan Dorthea Wabiser dari #Pusaka telah mengunjungi kami di bulan Oktober. Ia turut serta dalam pembuatan film #AFSYA - sebuah film tentang #MasyarakatAdat yang mempertahankan hutan yang sudah kami putar di Swiss, Belanda dan Jerman
Dalam #interview ini Dorthea berbicara tentang bagaimana #indigenous people #Papua memperjuangkan hutan hujan Papua, apa yang bisa kita pelajari dari mereka dan bagaimana kita mendukung mereka?
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Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo
Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, back on the continent they were sceptical if they were real! Who would believe a #kangaroo could climb a tree?
The Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo is an endangered species of the genus dendrolagus living in the Central Cordillera mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea. Help them to survive every time you shop and be #Vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife
The Goodfellow’s tree #kangaroo 🦘🤎 is an #endangered macropod of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Threats include #palmoil and #mining #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🚜🧐🙊⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/11/03/meet-chimbu-the-blue-eyed-bear-eared-tree-kangaroo/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterA climbing kangaroo? That’s roo-diculous!
Europeans in New Guinea first described tree kangaroos in 1828. While there have been plenty of disagreements about who is related to whom, we now know there are 14 distinct species.
Early explorers considered the very idea of a climbing roo ridiculous, but these animals are specially adapted to life in the trees. They likely all evolved from a terrestrial ancestor earlier in the Pliocene, 5.3 million to 2.5 million years ago.
Tree kangaroos look like marsupial bears, but can climb trees like monkeys. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTree kangaroos have much longer forelimbs than their ground-dwelling cousins and their claws are much larger and strongly curved. This provides much stronger grip when climbing trees and gripping smaller branches.
They still have large strong hind limbs, but their feet are shorter, broader and have a long curved claw on each toe.
The pad of the hindfoot is single, large and with prominent grooves, all of which enhance the animal’s grip when climbing and walking in the canopy. The tails of tree kangaroos aren’t capable of grasping things like a monkey’s, but they’re long and often held out behind the animal for balance.
But perhaps one of the most obvious differences between tree kangaroos and their terrestrial cousins is their adorably small bear-like ears.
Threatened with extinction
Two species of tree kangaroos are found in the forests of northeast Australia and 12 species in the jungles of New Guinea. All species of tree kangaroos are threatened with extinction in New Guinea, although much about these animals is unknown.
The current population size is unknown, but this species of tree kangaroo is thought to be declining in the wild. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTraditionally hunted for food, hassled by dogs and threatened by the destruction of their forest habitat, the soft thud of tree roo feet among the trees is falling silent.
But conservation work in their natural habitat and through a globally managed tree kangaroo captive breeding program is helping not only the species, but the people who live alongside them.
Baby Chimbu – a new hope
Chimbu was born in Victoria, but is really an international fellow. His mother Mani came from the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, and his father Bagam arriving from Kreffeld Zoo in Germany.
Baby Chimbu brings hope to a species nearing extinction. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedMani and Bagam were paired based on the recommendation of scientists and managers who maintain a studbook of Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos around the world.
These gorgeous animals are generally chocolate brown on the back, shading to pale brown or cream on the face and belly, and often with a single or double narrow pale stripe down the back.
Their beautiful striped tails are one of their most noticeable features. And while the current population size is unknown, this tree kangaroo is thought to be declining due to hunting for food, local trading for cultural purposes, and habitat destruction through local deforestation and shifting cultivation.
Chimbu ventured out of his mum’s pouch to sample some tasty salad. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAn international network of captive tree kangaroos helps conserve this species. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAlthough the Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos are officially endangered, we don’t know much about them in the wild. Right now, the Wildlife Conservation Society is working out how many are in the wild and where, so scientists can develop a detailed conservation program.
Written by Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Read about other endangered tree kangaroos from Papua New Guinea on Palm Oil Detectives
These animals face threats including palm oil and coffee deforestation and hunting. Never fear – there are ways you can help.
Seri’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus stellarum
Doria’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus
Lowlands Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus spadix
Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus
Huon Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
Vogelkop Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus pulcherrimus
Black Dorcopsis Dorcopsis atrata
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Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo
Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, back on the continent they were sceptical if they were real! Who would believe a #kangaroo could climb a tree?
The Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo is an endangered species of the genus dendrolagus living in the Central Cordillera mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea. Help them to survive every time you shop and be #Vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife
The Goodfellow’s tree #kangaroo 🦘🤎 is an #endangered macropod of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Threats include #palmoil and #mining #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🚜🧐🙊⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/11/03/meet-chimbu-the-blue-eyed-bear-eared-tree-kangaroo/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterA climbing kangaroo? That’s roo-diculous!
Europeans in New Guinea first described tree kangaroos in 1828. While there have been plenty of disagreements about who is related to whom, we now know there are 14 distinct species.
Early explorers considered the very idea of a climbing roo ridiculous, but these animals are specially adapted to life in the trees. They likely all evolved from a terrestrial ancestor earlier in the Pliocene, 5.3 million to 2.5 million years ago.
Tree kangaroos look like marsupial bears, but can climb trees like monkeys. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTree kangaroos have much longer forelimbs than their ground-dwelling cousins and their claws are much larger and strongly curved. This provides much stronger grip when climbing trees and gripping smaller branches.
They still have large strong hind limbs, but their feet are shorter, broader and have a long curved claw on each toe.
The pad of the hindfoot is single, large and with prominent grooves, all of which enhance the animal’s grip when climbing and walking in the canopy. The tails of tree kangaroos aren’t capable of grasping things like a monkey’s, but they’re long and often held out behind the animal for balance.
But perhaps one of the most obvious differences between tree kangaroos and their terrestrial cousins is their adorably small bear-like ears.
Threatened with extinction
Two species of tree kangaroos are found in the forests of northeast Australia and 12 species in the jungles of New Guinea. All species of tree kangaroos are threatened with extinction in New Guinea, although much about these animals is unknown.
The current population size is unknown, but this species of tree kangaroo is thought to be declining in the wild. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTraditionally hunted for food, hassled by dogs and threatened by the destruction of their forest habitat, the soft thud of tree roo feet among the trees is falling silent.
But conservation work in their natural habitat and through a globally managed tree kangaroo captive breeding program is helping not only the species, but the people who live alongside them.
Baby Chimbu – a new hope
Chimbu was born in Victoria, but is really an international fellow. His mother Mani came from the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, and his father Bagam arriving from Kreffeld Zoo in Germany.
Baby Chimbu brings hope to a species nearing extinction. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedMani and Bagam were paired based on the recommendation of scientists and managers who maintain a studbook of Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos around the world.
These gorgeous animals are generally chocolate brown on the back, shading to pale brown or cream on the face and belly, and often with a single or double narrow pale stripe down the back.
Their beautiful striped tails are one of their most noticeable features. And while the current population size is unknown, this tree kangaroo is thought to be declining due to hunting for food, local trading for cultural purposes, and habitat destruction through local deforestation and shifting cultivation.
Chimbu ventured out of his mum’s pouch to sample some tasty salad. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAn international network of captive tree kangaroos helps conserve this species. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAlthough the Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos are officially endangered, we don’t know much about them in the wild. Right now, the Wildlife Conservation Society is working out how many are in the wild and where, so scientists can develop a detailed conservation program.
Written by Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Read about other endangered tree kangaroos from Papua New Guinea on Palm Oil Detectives
These animals face threats including palm oil and coffee deforestation and hunting. Never fear – there are ways you can help.
Seri’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus stellarum
Doria’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus
Lowlands Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus spadix
Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus
Huon Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
Vogelkop Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus pulcherrimus
Black Dorcopsis Dorcopsis atrata
How can I help the #Boycott4Wildlife?
Take Action in Five Ways
1. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife on social media and subscribe to stay in the loop: Share posts from this website to your own network on Twitter, Mastadon, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube using the hashtags #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife.
Enter your email address
Sign Up
Join 1,398 other subscribers2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.
Mel Lumby: Dedicated Devotee to Borneo’s Living Beings
Anthropologist and Author Dr Sophie Chao
Health Physician Dr Evan Allen
The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert
How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy
3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.
https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20
https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20
https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20
4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.
5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here
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Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo
Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, back on the continent they were sceptical if they were real! Who would believe a #kangaroo could climb a tree?
The Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo is an endangered species of the genus dendrolagus living in the Central Cordillera mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea. Help them to survive every time you shop and be #Vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife
The Goodfellow’s tree #kangaroo 🦘🤎 is an #endangered macropod of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Threats include #palmoil and #mining #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🚜🧐🙊⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/11/03/meet-chimbu-the-blue-eyed-bear-eared-tree-kangaroo/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterA climbing kangaroo? That’s roo-diculous!
Europeans in New Guinea first described tree kangaroos in 1828. While there have been plenty of disagreements about who is related to whom, we now know there are 14 distinct species.
Early explorers considered the very idea of a climbing roo ridiculous, but these animals are specially adapted to life in the trees. They likely all evolved from a terrestrial ancestor earlier in the Pliocene, 5.3 million to 2.5 million years ago.
Tree kangaroos look like marsupial bears, but can climb trees like monkeys. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTree kangaroos have much longer forelimbs than their ground-dwelling cousins and their claws are much larger and strongly curved. This provides much stronger grip when climbing trees and gripping smaller branches.
They still have large strong hind limbs, but their feet are shorter, broader and have a long curved claw on each toe.
The pad of the hindfoot is single, large and with prominent grooves, all of which enhance the animal’s grip when climbing and walking in the canopy. The tails of tree kangaroos aren’t capable of grasping things like a monkey’s, but they’re long and often held out behind the animal for balance.
But perhaps one of the most obvious differences between tree kangaroos and their terrestrial cousins is their adorably small bear-like ears.
Threatened with extinction
Two species of tree kangaroos are found in the forests of northeast Australia and 12 species in the jungles of New Guinea. All species of tree kangaroos are threatened with extinction in New Guinea, although much about these animals is unknown.
The current population size is unknown, but this species of tree kangaroo is thought to be declining in the wild. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTraditionally hunted for food, hassled by dogs and threatened by the destruction of their forest habitat, the soft thud of tree roo feet among the trees is falling silent.
But conservation work in their natural habitat and through a globally managed tree kangaroo captive breeding program is helping not only the species, but the people who live alongside them.
Baby Chimbu – a new hope
Chimbu was born in Victoria, but is really an international fellow. His mother Mani came from the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, and his father Bagam arriving from Kreffeld Zoo in Germany.
Baby Chimbu brings hope to a species nearing extinction. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedMani and Bagam were paired based on the recommendation of scientists and managers who maintain a studbook of Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos around the world.
These gorgeous animals are generally chocolate brown on the back, shading to pale brown or cream on the face and belly, and often with a single or double narrow pale stripe down the back.
Their beautiful striped tails are one of their most noticeable features. And while the current population size is unknown, this tree kangaroo is thought to be declining due to hunting for food, local trading for cultural purposes, and habitat destruction through local deforestation and shifting cultivation.
Chimbu ventured out of his mum’s pouch to sample some tasty salad. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAn international network of captive tree kangaroos helps conserve this species. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAlthough the Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos are officially endangered, we don’t know much about them in the wild. Right now, the Wildlife Conservation Society is working out how many are in the wild and where, so scientists can develop a detailed conservation program.
Written by Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Read about other endangered tree kangaroos from Papua New Guinea on Palm Oil Detectives
These animals face threats including palm oil and coffee deforestation and hunting. Never fear – there are ways you can help.
Seri’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus stellarum
Doria’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus
Lowlands Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus spadix
Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus
Huon Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
Vogelkop Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus pulcherrimus
Black Dorcopsis Dorcopsis atrata
How can I help the #Boycott4Wildlife?
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https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20
https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20
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Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo
Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, back on the continent they were sceptical if they were real! Who would believe a #kangaroo could climb a tree?
The Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo is an endangered species of the genus dendrolagus living in the Central Cordillera mountain ranges of Papua New Guinea. Help them to survive every time you shop and be #Vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife
The Goodfellow’s tree #kangaroo 🦘🤎 is an #endangered macropod of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Threats include #palmoil and #mining #deforestation #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🚜🧐🙊⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/11/03/meet-chimbu-the-blue-eyed-bear-eared-tree-kangaroo/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterA climbing kangaroo? That’s roo-diculous!
Europeans in New Guinea first described tree kangaroos in 1828. While there have been plenty of disagreements about who is related to whom, we now know there are 14 distinct species.
Early explorers considered the very idea of a climbing roo ridiculous, but these animals are specially adapted to life in the trees. They likely all evolved from a terrestrial ancestor earlier in the Pliocene, 5.3 million to 2.5 million years ago.
Tree kangaroos look like marsupial bears, but can climb trees like monkeys. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTree kangaroos have much longer forelimbs than their ground-dwelling cousins and their claws are much larger and strongly curved. This provides much stronger grip when climbing trees and gripping smaller branches.
They still have large strong hind limbs, but their feet are shorter, broader and have a long curved claw on each toe.
The pad of the hindfoot is single, large and with prominent grooves, all of which enhance the animal’s grip when climbing and walking in the canopy. The tails of tree kangaroos aren’t capable of grasping things like a monkey’s, but they’re long and often held out behind the animal for balance.
But perhaps one of the most obvious differences between tree kangaroos and their terrestrial cousins is their adorably small bear-like ears.
Threatened with extinction
Two species of tree kangaroos are found in the forests of northeast Australia and 12 species in the jungles of New Guinea. All species of tree kangaroos are threatened with extinction in New Guinea, although much about these animals is unknown.
The current population size is unknown, but this species of tree kangaroo is thought to be declining in the wild. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedTraditionally hunted for food, hassled by dogs and threatened by the destruction of their forest habitat, the soft thud of tree roo feet among the trees is falling silent.
But conservation work in their natural habitat and through a globally managed tree kangaroo captive breeding program is helping not only the species, but the people who live alongside them.
Baby Chimbu – a new hope
Chimbu was born in Victoria, but is really an international fellow. His mother Mani came from the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, and his father Bagam arriving from Kreffeld Zoo in Germany.
Baby Chimbu brings hope to a species nearing extinction. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedMani and Bagam were paired based on the recommendation of scientists and managers who maintain a studbook of Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos around the world.
These gorgeous animals are generally chocolate brown on the back, shading to pale brown or cream on the face and belly, and often with a single or double narrow pale stripe down the back.
Their beautiful striped tails are one of their most noticeable features. And while the current population size is unknown, this tree kangaroo is thought to be declining due to hunting for food, local trading for cultural purposes, and habitat destruction through local deforestation and shifting cultivation.
Chimbu ventured out of his mum’s pouch to sample some tasty salad. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAn international network of captive tree kangaroos helps conserve this species. Healesville Sanctuary, Author providedAlthough the Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos are officially endangered, we don’t know much about them in the wild. Right now, the Wildlife Conservation Society is working out how many are in the wild and where, so scientists can develop a detailed conservation program.
Written by Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Read about other endangered tree kangaroos from Papua New Guinea on Palm Oil Detectives
These animals face threats including palm oil and coffee deforestation and hunting. Never fear – there are ways you can help.
Seri’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus stellarum
Doria’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus
Lowlands Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus spadix
Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus
Huon Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
Vogelkop Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus pulcherrimus
Black Dorcopsis Dorcopsis atrata
How can I help the #Boycott4Wildlife?
Take Action in Five Ways
1. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife on social media and subscribe to stay in the loop: Share posts from this website to your own network on Twitter, Mastadon, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube using the hashtags #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife.
Enter your email address
Sign Up
Join 1,398 other subscribers2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.
Mel Lumby: Dedicated Devotee to Borneo’s Living Beings
Anthropologist and Author Dr Sophie Chao
Health Physician Dr Evan Allen
The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert
How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy
3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.
https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20
https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20
https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20
4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.
5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here
Pledge your support#animalBehaviour #AnimalBiodiversityNews #animals #Boycott4wildlife #BoycottPalmOil #coffee #deforestation #Dendrolagus #endangered #GoodfellowSTreeKangarooDendrolagusGoodfellowi #herbivore #herbivores #kangaroo #Mammal #mammals #Marsupial #mining #palmoil #Papua #PapuaNewGuinea #PapuaNewGuineaSpeciesEndangeredByPalmOilDeforestation #PapuaNewGuinea #TreeKangaroo #treekangaroos #vegan
