Rainforest clearance in Tripa (PanEco/Carlos Quilles)
PanEco/Carlos Quilles
An orangutan that has been reintroduced to the wild, near the Jantho Reintroduction and Research Station, Sumatra (PanEco/Irena Wettstein)
PanEco/Irena Wettstein
An orangutan receives medical attention (PanEco)
PanEco
A carer looks after a young orangutan in quarantine station in Batu Mbelin (Jeanne Gerster/G'ecko)
Jeanne Gerster/G'ecko
A carer feeds three young orangutans (Jeanne Gerster/G'ecko)
Jeanne Gerster/G'ecko
Female orangutan Gober (mother of twins, see video) has a cataract operation
PanEco
Looking after a weakened orangutan, suffering from malaria (PanEco/Craig Jones)
PanEco/Craig Jones
Before going back into the wild, orangutans learn from their carers which types of fruit they can eat and how to behave out of captivity (PanEco)
PanEco
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PanEco’s work with orangutans and what is happening to the rainforest.
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