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Pictures of conservation [last update 2011-12-25]


Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Orangutan discovers the value of using tools


Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok

(Malaysia)

Chimp tracking guide holding a fallen rainforest fruit
Chimp tracking guide holding a fallen rainforest fruit

(Uganda)


Orangutan discovers the value of using tools



Bridge over a rainforest creek



Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals trafficked for the pet trade



Herpetologist trying to save a Hyloscirtus colymba tree frog



Orangutan with a coconut hat and leaf in mouth


In search of gorillas in Bwindi
In search of gorillas in Bwindi

(Uganda)


Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan



Orangutan with Large Face Plate

(Indonesia)


Large Orangutan Looking into Camera



Canopy platform in Amacayacu National Park



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(Indonesia)

Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok

(Malaysia)

Orangutan peaking around a canopy tree trunk
Orangutan peaking around a canopy tree trunk

(Malaysia)


Large Orangutan in Central Kalimantan


Gorilla tracker in Bwindi
Gorilla tracker in Bwindi

(Uganda)


Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby

(Indonesia)


Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals once trafficked for the pet trade


Young orphan orang-utan
Young orphan orang-utan

(Malaysia)


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Orangutan in Tree

(Indonesia)


Rainforest canopy walkway in Colombia

Canopy walkway in Manu cloud forest
Canopy walkway in Manu cloud forest



Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan



Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals trafficked for the pet trade



Platform in the rainforest canopy


Canopy tree-climbing platform in Amacayacu National Park



Orangutan eating bananas

(Indonesia)


Orangutan with a coconut hat and leaf in mouth



Large Male Orangutan looking up

(Indonesia)


Common woolly monkeys at a rehabiltiation center



Young Orangutans learning to using tools



Bridge over a rainforest creek



Bird watching guide in New Guinea



Orangutan with a leaf in its mouth

(Indonesia)


Orangutan in Tree

(Indonesia)


Orangutan on a rock in Central Kalimantan



Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals trafficked for the pet trade



Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby

(Indonesia)

Khao Yai observation tower
Khao Yai observation tower

(Thailand)


Orangutan with a coconut hat


Manu canopy walkway
Manu canopy walkway



Young Orangutans hanging out



Young Orangutan plays on seesaw



Indigenous park guard on forest patrol

(Suriname)


Trail in Montagne d'Ambre


Manu canopy walkway
Manu canopy walkway



Orangutan eating bananas

(Indonesia)


Caraugastor toad



Baby Orangutan in Gunung Leuser National Park / Bukit Lawang

(Indonesia)


One Orangutan helps another on the seesaw


Manu canopy walkway
Manu canopy walkway



Happy rehabilitated adult male Orangutan at Pondok Tanggui

(Indonesia)


Large Orangutan with Open Mouth

(Indonesia)

Workers with Orangutans at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Workers with Orangutans at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan

(Indonesia)


Orangutan eating a stick


Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok

(Malaysia)


Baby Orangutan in Gunung Leuser National Park / Bukit Lawang

(Indonesia)


Female Toad Mountain Harlequin Frog (Atelopus certus)


Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok
Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok

(Malaysia)


Orangutan in Bukit Lawang

(Indonesia)


Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan


Manu canopy walkway
Manu canopy walkway



Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals once trafficked for the pet trade



Orangutan wading through the water


Orphaned orangutan playing with a lead at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center in Sabah
Orphaned orangutan playing with a lead at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center in Sabah

(Malaysia)


Large Orangutan Looks Askance



Orangutan making faces

(Indonesia)


Two young orangutans play with sticks



Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby

(Indonesia)

Tracking chimps in the jungles of Kibale forest in Uganda
Tracking chimps in the jungles of Kibale forest in Uganda

(Uganda)


Tree-planting project in Colombia

Elephant Camp at Chiang Sean
Elephant Camp at Chiang Sean

(Thailand)


Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby

(Indonesia)


Orangutan stands up on two legs



Herpetologist trying to save a Hyloscirtus colymba tree frog



Arowana and other fish seen through the Amazon flooded forest tunnel


Orangutan with Large Face Plate

(Indonesia)

Hardwood canopy tree seedlings at reforestation project in Tanjung Puting National Park (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Hardwood canopy tree seedlings at reforestation project in Tanjung Puting National Park

(Indonesia)


Baby Orangutan in Tree

(Indonesia)


Young Orangutan attempts to sucks honey out of hollowed log


Young orangutans going through the rehabilitation process (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Young orangutans going through the rehabilitation process

(Indonesia)


Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan



Young Orangutans learning to using tools



Large Male Orangutan looking up

(Indonesia)

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