Orangutan Stories

At the Frankfurt Zoological Society’s Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, orangutans are rehabilitated and released back into the wild. Rescued orangutans learn how to feed and fend for themselves in the lowland rainforests of central Sumatra—skills they never had the chance to pick up from their mothers.

Thanks to a groundbreaking agreement between a WWF-founded company and the residents of a rain forest village, Sumatran orangutan habitat is more secure than it was just a few years ago.

A new great ape species—the Tapanuli orangutan—was officially announced by an international team of scientists today. With 800 or fewer individuals, the Tapanuli orangutan is the rarest of all great apes.

Forests are very important to us, and to many different species. WWF is working to address the threats to forests, and protect the species that call them home. Check out some of the animals who hang out in forests. 

The animal kingdom is flush with moms that take the time to teach their babies how to find food and protect themselves against the elements.

We all know how great moms can be. The same is true in parts of the wild. Take a look at a few images of animals with their parents.

Palm oil plantations and illegal logging drive habitat loss

Orangutans live in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo. Learn a bit more about the species and what WWF is doing to help.