Orangutans
Middle-age misery hits at 47.2
Dartmouth College Professor David Blanchflower has studied data across 132 countries to measure the relationship between wellbeing and age and come up with a U-shaped happiness curve, which reaches… Audio
Auckland Zoo orangutans arrive for stay in Chch
Three orangutans from Auckland Zoo have finally arrived at their new home in Christchurch.
Auckland Zoo's orangutans are on the move
Auckland Zoo's three orangutans are moving to Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park this week. Charlie, Melur and Wanita are leaving the zoo during the middle of the night on Thursday and will arrive in… Audio, Gallery
Indonesian haze chokes orangutans
Indonesia's threatened orangutans are being choked by the haze from the land-clearing fires burning on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
Our Own Odysseys - Rescued Orangutans
Retired veterinarian Alan Brydon headed to Borneo this year to check up on orangutans being rescued from deforestation and reintroduced to forest life in Tanjung Putin National Park. Audio
Saving Orangutans
Is there enough global support to conserve orangutans in their natural habitat? With Dr Ian Singleton, director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) in Sumatra. Audio
Ian Singleton - orangutans
Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme. Audio
Feature Guest - Anne Russon
Anne Russon is a psychology professor and an expert on orangutans. Some of her findings about the great ape have shed new light on theories about human evolution. For the last 23 years Anne's being… Audio
Orangutans
Dr Ian Singleton, director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project, is in New Zealand to highlight the plight of the oragutan. Audio
Amy Dixon: saving the orangutan
Team leader of primates at Auckland Zoo, recently returned from assisting with the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project. Audio
Spectrum for 11 January 2009
NZ natural history film-makers hope their recording of orphaned orangutans might help save the species from extinction. Audio
Environment: Indonesian and Malaysian Rainforest Destruction
Michele Desilets, from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. Audio