Latest Research on Cultural Learning in Orangutans to Recognise Foods Have you had a chance to read our blog from guest author Dr Elliot Howard-Spink of the Max Planck Institute whose research focusses on how apes structure ecologically-relevant skills, and how they acquire and retain skills throughout their lifetimes? His latest paper investigates how different forms of social learning influence the development of feeding repertoires in wild orangutans (from birth to approxi

With your support, Orangutan Land Trust has been able to send vital funding for the conservation activities of our trusted partner in the field, Conservation Action Network (CAN) Borneo. They have sent us this short update to share with you: “The loss of forest habitat has increasingly pushed wildlife into conflict situations across Kalimantan. In several areas, this situation has become severe, as remaining forests are heavily fragmented and no longer provide sufficient spac

It is with a heavy heart we inform the passing of Professor David Chivers, Trustee of Orangutan Land Trust. David passed away peacefully on 5th March 2025 at the age of 81. David first came to Cambridge University in 1963 and completed his PhD in Physical Anthropology, focusing on primates in the Malaysian rain forests. His research included pioneering fieldwork on siamangs in Peninsular Malaysia as well as extensive research on gibbons and orangutans, and their rainforest ha