News tagged with island of sumatra

Assessing protected area effectiveness

A new study published in Conservation Letters aims to measure whether parks and reserves in the tropics succeed in protecting forests.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sumatran elephants could be extinct in 30 years

The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Orangutans adapt their movements to swamp forest

Orangutans living in thin forest growing in peat swamps in Borneo have different ways of getting about to their cousins in drier rainforest on the neighbouring Indonesian island of Sumatra - but not as different ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Massive coral mortality following bleaching in Indonesia

The Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast