Travel
In the wake of the Makassans
Following this ancient route with Coral Expeditions will open up a world of aquamarine water, pristine islands and myriad wildlife.
Tag: indonesia
News
Who’s a clever boy? Cockatoo joins exclusive tool-carrying club
Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks.
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‘Nudibranch hunter’ shares stunning images of Indonesia’s colourful and quirky sea slugs
The only trophies this hunter collects are photographs.
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The iconic Komodo dragon may be in danger. Here’s why
Scientists have, for the first time, predicted how Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizard, will be impacted by climate change.
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Stone tools from a remote cave reveal how island-hopping humans made a living in the jungle millennia ago
Prehistoric axes and beads found in caves on a remote Indonesian island suggest this was a crucial staging post for seafaring people who lived in this region as the last ice age was coming to an end.
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Public asked to name rare albino orangutan
A five-year-old albino orangutan has been rescued from a village in Borneo, and the public is being asked to help give her a name in the hope she can become an ambassador for her species.
Wildlife
Good news for the only place on Earth where tigers, rhinos, orangutans and elephants live together
The Leuser ecosystem in northern Sumatra is home to some of the world’s rarest and best-loved animals. Thanks to a new government moratorium on land clearing, conservationists have enjoyed a big win.
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‘Hobbits’ extinct much earlier than first thought
A tiny human species discovered in 2003 may have been extinct for much longer than previously thought.
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Tim Jarvis summits Carstensz Pyramid
AG Society sponsored adventurer Tim Jarvis has climbed the highest mountain in Oceania to alert world leaders to the reality of climate change.
Adventure
The last glaciers in Asia
AG Society sponsored adventurer Tim Jarvis AM delivers an update from the Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia.