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16
Dec 2020
Appalling Video of Elephant in Chains at Kemaman Zoo Rings Alarm Bells Again
Talong and Seri are two young Asian elephants at Kemaman Zoo, the only zoo in the east coast Malaysian state of Terengganu. Both elephants were caught in a forest in... READ MORE
30
Nov 2020
Wildlife authorities not transparent about orangutans at Sepilok, but asks the public to donate
The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) is appealing the public to donate to the controversial state-owned Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. However, it will not show transparency about the future six Sepilok... READ MORE
27
Nov 2020
Asia for Animals Coalition asks Melaka Zoo to cancel orangutan transfer
Friends of the Orangutans (FOTO) had previously called on Datuk Zurinah Pawanteh, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) to cancel the impending transfer of three orangutans... READ MORE
10
Nov 2020
FOTO condemns Taiping Zoo’s breeding of orangutans
Published 10 November 2020. Main image: Wasabi (L) and Katarina with their newborn infants Estimated reading time: 3 minutes In December 2019, Katarina, a 16-year-old orangutan, gave birth at the... READ MORE
4
Nov 2020
Will Singapore Zoo stop Coco the chimp’s suffering?
Published 4 November 2020 Coco, the chimpanzee, was born at Singapore Zoo and has been kept alone in a small enclosure at Melaka Zoo for almost ten years. We asked... READ MORE
4
Nov 2020
PERHILITAN must cancel impending transfer of orangutans to Melaka Zoo
Published 3 November 2020. Updated 27 November. Main image: Mardia the orangutan at Melaka Zoo Melaka Zoo has one orangutan and wants more. However, the zoo shouldn’t get any. CLICK... READ MORE
30
Oct 2020
Why won’t PERHILITAN prosecute Zoo Negara?
Friends of the Orangutans 30 October 2020 In May this year, Friends of the Orangutans (FOTO) exposed a dark side to Zoo Negara. Unbeknownst to the Malaysian public, the zoo... READ MORE
23
Oct 2020
Captive breeding of orangutans is not conservation
Published 23 October 2020 In December 2019 and February this year, two orangutans were born at Taiping Zoo & Night Safari, Malaysia. We contacted the zoo in September to ask... READ MORE