Authorities managing one of the last protected areas on Earth that still hosts Sumatran tigers must do more to deter poaching and promote alternative livelihoods for local communities, a new study ...

The 2.5 million hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site comprises three national parks: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.

Sumatra is a long way from my family ... This village, on the border of Gunung Leuser National Park, is the starting point for most of the island’s orangutan treks and is a focal point for ...

He explained that Sumatra’s traditional trade used ... As the slash and burn of the rainforest continues, Gunung Leuser National Park is one of the last homes to the remaining Sumatran orangutans.

Bukit Lawang has a prime location adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park, one of the last remaining habitats of the Sumatran Orangutan. It started back in 1973 when two Swiss environmentalists ...

LANGKAT, Indonesia — A critically endangered Sumatran elephant was found dead April 4 on the border of the Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra’s Langkat district, officials said.

She says she was "very excited" about the orangutan's seeming innovation, which was documented at the Suaq Balimbing research site in the Gunung Leuser National Park in northwest Sumatra ...

TRHS was designated as the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) in 2004. TRHS is part of the Bukit Barisan Mountain range, which consists of three national parks: Gunung Leuser National Park ...