News - May 2018
Pangolin poachers arrested in West Borneo.
We have applauded the Quick Reaction Forest Police Unit (SPORC) in West Borneo for arresting two poachers trading in pangolin scales (Manis javanica) The pair, initials PD, 25 years old and JN, 27 years old, caught red-handed in Nanga Pinoh, Melawi district, West Borneo on 22 May 2018. The... read more »
For the first time ever in Armenia, two bears are released back into the wild.
For the first time in Armenia, two rescued bears have been released back into the forests where they belong. The two young Syrian brown bears – female Bambak and brother Zangak - were orphaned last year when their mother was shot by a hunter. They were taken into the care of a wildlife rescue... read more »
A brown bear our team rescued in Armenia has given birth to healthy cubs after years behind bars.
A rescued bear in Armenia that spent years behind bars on the bank of a river, has given birth to two healthy cubs in the rescue centre where she is undergoing rehabilitation.Brown bears Dasha and mate Misha were kept in a cramped cage half-submerged in water by a riverside restaurant in Hrazdan... read more »
Our team has freed a caged bear in Armenia from 15 years of relentless misery.
A brown bear in Armenia that had been kept locked up alone in a small cage for the past 15 years has finally been freed. Female bear Achon, which means “Girl with the beautiful eyes,” had been kept in the barren cage ever since she was a cub. Now finally, thanks to our partnership with Armenian... read more »
Our frontline fight to save critically endangered orangutans features in TV documentary.
The life-saving work of our teams in Indonesia as they rescue, rehabilitate and release orangutans back into the forests of Borneo has featured in a documentary on BBC 2’s Natural World programme. “RED APE: SAVING THE ORANGUTAN”, produced by Offspring Films, documents our work as our specialist... read more »
