Wildfire smoke could have lasting effects for endangered orangutans

Indonesia’s peatland forests burn every year, producing toxic smoke that can cover a very large region, particularly during El Niño drought years. The resulting air pollution has major health consequences for humans in adjacent cities and towns, but little is known about how this haze affects the wildlife inhabiting these burning forests. Researchers from Rutgers … More Wildfire smoke could have lasting effects for endangered orangutans

Our new publication on orangutan nutritional ecology!

The spatial and temporal variation in food abundance has strong effects on wildlife feeding and nutrition. Here we present the first long term study of the effects of variation in fruit availability and age/sex class on nutritional ecology of wild Bornean orangutans. We examined variation in nutrient intake of wild orangutans in living in a … More Our new publication on orangutan nutritional ecology!