Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, ...

The rare Tapanuli orangutan was only discovered in 2017 - but researchers fear it could be headed for extinction Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have ...

In 2017, a groundbreaking discovery in the world of primates made headlines: scientists described the Tapanuli orangutan, the newest great ape species on Earth. However, the excitement was short-lived ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In late November, Cyclone Senyar tore across Indonesia, dumping an incredible meter of rain on the island of Sumatra. Over four ...

Most wild species are shaped by weather. Storms, floods, droughts, and landslides are part of the natural world, and many ecosystems have always had to absorb them. But when a species is already ...

Climate change-fueled landslides wiped out nearly one in 10 remaining members of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra island, scientists said Wednesday. A single weather event ...