ANIMAL PEOPLE FORUM | Annette Gartland | Activity https://animalpeopleforum.org/members/annette/activity/ Activity feed for Annette Gartland. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:09:59 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 fde5af6b21c8c8fbab8532c066de3f42 Annette Gartland wrote a new post, Alba the Albino Orangutan is Thriving in the Wild https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29789 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:45:38 -0700 A Bornean orangutan named Alba, who is believed to be the only albino orangutan alive in the world, is thriving in the rainforest where she was released more than a year ago.

A monitoring team was checking on […]

]]> 0 0c97ade2537a841fb9c491414933de49 Annette Gartland wrote a new post, Hydropower Project ‘Imperils World’s Rarest Great Ape' https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29445 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:46:09 -0700 Conservationists say a 510-megawatt hydropower plant that is being constructed in the Batang Toru forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra threatens to further imperil the world’s rarest and most endangered g […]

]]> 0 41e827ec8c61fe5c41e4e95b2c36824d Annette Gartland wrote a new post, Palm Oil and Animal Rights: How you can combat the destruction of wild animals' habitat http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=15935 Wed, 27 Dec 2017 05:52:12 -0800 Palm oil is the most ubiquitous edible oil on the planet. It is found in products ranging from soap, cosmetics, and cleaning products to candles, chocolate, and ice cream, and it is also used to make […]

]]> 1 bec691dd8a259066a0d935757a3116da Annette Gartland wrote a new post, Asia for Animals: Changing Human Behaviour http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=15813 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:03:37 -0800 The 10th Asia for Animals conference gets underway this coming Saturday in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, and this year’s theme is Changing Human Behaviour.

“Most animal suffering is caused by humans doing […]

]]> 0 1f0a9099bfd86db245ce1106b9a14779 Annette Gartland's profile was updated https://animalpeopleforum.org/activity/p/14525/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:58:13 -0800 0 768da00ab03638a30d77e1b94b81b85a Annette Gartland wrote a new post, New orangutan species identified in Indonesia http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=15460 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:41:51 -0700 Scientists have identified a new species of orangutan in Indonesia, but there are so few individuals in the population that the newly named Tapanuli orangutan is already being described as one of the most […]

]]> 0 1d2ec32ce822bac012a32e6d9a172ce8 Annette Gartland wrote a new post, International Gibbon Day: smaller apes are 'endangered, yet overlooked' http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=15223 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 05:22:47 -0700 Today (Tuesday) is International Gibbon Day and events are being organised around the world to foster awareness about the endangered primates and raise money for gibbon conservation.

Gibbons live in tropical […]

]]> 0 42b787f8e30f84728297c2ba6bfdb668 Annette Gartland wrote a new post, Borneo foundation to create a forest island for albino orangutan http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=14893 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:22:21 -0700 The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is appealing for funds to create a forest island for an albino orangutan rescued in April.

The primate, who has been named Alba, is believed to be the only albino […]

]]> 0 ac4dca3e6ae8b565d98bbb4f1c22129e Annette Gartland wrote a new post, World Orangutan Day: conservationists call for an end to habitat destruction http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=14276 Sun, 20 Aug 2017 01:40:49 -0700 It’s International Orangutan Day today and events have been organised around the world to raise awareness about the plight of the now critically endangered primate, whose DNA is 97 percent the same as h […]

]]> 0 b99ed61084298c29f311fc55fc4d8d49 Annette Gartland wrote a new post, Koalas 'being driven towards extinction' http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=13731 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 05:24:11 -0700 The effects of climate change on koalas and the ravages of diseases such as chlamydia were main issues raised at a recent national conference about the beleaguered animal, and delegates heard that koalas are […]

]]> 0 6671d4a4ccc3ec7adfddafff7a0d84db Annette Gartland became a registered member https://animalpeopleforum.org/activity/p/11702/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 03:43:10 -0700 0