An orangutan is carried out of the forest on the back of a human. Her baby clings tightly to her, eyes wide with innocence and confusion. The soles of the mother’s feet are badly burned. This is not an everyday sight. But here at International Animal Rescue (IAR), sadly, it is not a rare one either.
A mother orangutan and her baby have been rescued from a palm oil plantation in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, after fires devastated surrounding forest. Mama Penja was found severely dehydrated and malnourished, with serious burns to both feet.
An adult female orangutan and her infant have been rescued and evacuated after severe forest fires drove them from their home. The mother and infant have been named Mama Man and Man.
We are utterly heartbroken to share the news that Sampurna, a 20-year-old male orangutan that suffered hypoxia due to smoke inhalation from forest fires, has tragically passed away.
The BBC has highlighted the devastating impact of forest fires in West Kalimantan with the story of a male orangutan that was found weak and struggling to breathe in Ketapang.
Long-time supporter and patron of International Animal Rescue, actor Peter Egan, has presented our very first BBC Radio 4 Appeal, sharing the story of Retta and highlighting the plight of bears in Armenia.
Lily, a young Syrian brown bear cub, was found pinned to the forest floor in Armenia with a wire snare tightening around her tiny neck. Trapped for hours, terrified and struggling to breathe, she was running out of time.
Young Randy has been given a second chance to learn the ways of the wild through our groundbreaking surrogacy programme, which has successfully partnered him with Seponti.
This year, we've rescued not just one, but two dancing bears, from the illegal dancing bear trade – Lissy and Gracie.
It's devastating when we hear news of another bear being kept in captivity and being forced to ‘dance’, especially after bringing this shocking practice to its knees in 2009, with the help of our supporters.
Phase one of the new bear sanctuary in Ushi, Armenia, has been officially opened by actor Steven Cree alongside our President, Alan Knight OBE, and frontline partners, The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets…
A recent feature-length article in The Guardian highlights the complex realities of orangutan conservation in Indonesia and the difficult, often high-stakes decisions, faced by frontline conservation teams working to protect this…
