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Two orangutans returned to Indonesia 7 published : 17 Dec 2020 at 15:03 7 One the the two four-year-old female orangutans in her cage at Suvarnabhumi airport, ready to be sent back to Indonesia, on Thursday. The two long armed primates were seized as they were smuggled into Thailand via Songkhla in June 2017. (Photo supplied) Two orangutans were sent back to Indonesia on Thursday, three years after they were smuggled into Thailand. Prakit ...

Orangutans return home 3 Two orangutans were sent back to Indonesia yesterday, three years after they were smuggled into Thailand. Prakit Wongsriwattanakul, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, passed the two female orangutans, both aged 4 years old, over to the Indonesian charge daffaires, Dicky Komar. The handover marked 70 years of bilateral ties between Thailand and Indonesia, the DNP said. The primates, Ung Ing and Nathalie, were...

December 17, 2020 published at 8:13 AMReuters Orangutans, which were seized from the Thailand-Malaysia border 3 years ago, are pictured in cages before a transfer to Indonesia, at the airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 17,2020. Reuters BANGKOK - Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday (Dec 17), where they will undergo rehabilitation before being released into the wild. Ung Aing and Natalee, both four-year-old Su...

Two smuggled Sumatran orangutans flown home from Thailand Toggle share menu Advertisement Two smuggled Sumatran orangutans flown home from Thailand An orangutan, which was seized from the Thailand-Malaysia border 3 years ago, looks from a cage before it is being transferred to Indonesia, at the airport in Bangkok, Thailand December 17,2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 17 Dec 2020 03:27PM Share this content Bookmark BANGKOK: Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled ...

How does poaching harm orangutans? Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and fewer than 15,000 of them are thought to remain in the wild. Widespread destruction of their rainforest habitat, as a result of logging, mining and palm oil production, has pushed the Sumatran orangutan to the brink of extinction. Illegal poaching of the species is another of the biggest factors affecting their declining numbers. Fragmented populations split up by roads and plantations make easy targets for tra...

The Straits Times Two smuggled Sumatran orang utans flown home from Thailand The two Sumatran orang utans were fed bananas and green apples, and cleared of having Covid-19, before being put on a flight to Indonesia.PHOTO: AFP PublishedDec 17, 2020, 3:52 pm SGT https://str.sg/JaD7 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get...

10 Dancers in Santa Claus costumes invite people to a New Year event in Bangkok. The Disease Control Department issued an assurance on Tuesday that celebration venues and tourist destinations are Covid-safe. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) All provinces are Covid-safe for tourists and people can enjoy the New Year celebrations, with local infections at a Bangkok hospital and imported cases from Tachilek all under control, the Disease Control Department announced on Tuesday. "T...

| Dec 14, 2020 Halfway up a mountain in Chiang Mai’s rugged Pong Yaeng district, Varisa Singhamany had run out of food and water. The punishing jungle heat had reached its mid-afternoon peak, the sunlight burning bright through the bamboo and pines, baking everything between the scrub and the sky. She wasn’t sure she was going to make it.     Varisa was in the middle of a 44k trail race, the furthest she had ever run at the time. She would have to push herself to her breaking point for an...

Thais want vaccination when ready 92 CCSA publishes Covid study results published : 13 Dec 2020 at 06:00 92 Sharing is caring: Health officials attend to tourists near the famous Mon Bridge in Kanchanaburi on Saturday. (Photo by Piyarat Chongcharoen) Most people want to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, according to a public opinion survey by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). A total of 724 people were surve...

Battle over but war still on 2 Battle over but war still on Despite PMs court win, he still faces the twin threats of protests intensifying and a feared Covid-19 second wave - Pheu Thai sources admit departure of key members was down to internal conflicts and not a cunning plan to win next poll published : 12 Dec 2020 at 04:00 Prayut: Still under threat Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may still be counting his bless...