Meet Togos, an adult male tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) in Batangtoru forest, Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Scientists has identified Tapanuli orangutan as the new species of great ape, but fear its survival is already in doubt as habitat under threats. More info please visit : http://www.batangtoru.org/ #SaveOrangutan #TapanuliOrangutan #PongoTapanuliensis #BatangToru #HaranganTapanuli #Conservation #Forestry #SOCP #YEL #PanEco | Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)

A good video from The Verge about Pongo tapanuliensis, the newly discovered orangutan species that could go extinct soon. Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari and Stiftung PanEco, through the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP), has been working towards protection of the Batang Toru Ecosystem since 2005. We work with local stakeholders to conserve this important orangutan habitat and the critical watersheds, both for its biodiversity and its surrounding human communities. We work with the Fore

Seekor Orangutan Tapanuli, primata paling langka di dunia, ditemukan tak bernyawa di bawah tumpukan kayu dan lumpur usai banjir dan longsor yang melanda kawasan Sumatera. Penemuan memilukan ini terjadi saat tim gabungan melakukan pencarian korban bencana di sekitar aliran sungai. Awalnya, warga mengira yang terlihat adalah bagian tubuh manusia. Namun setelah dievakuasi, jasad tersebut dipastikan merupakan orangutan yang diduga terbawa arus banjir dari kawasan hutan di hulu sungai, yang selama in