Erik Meijaard
Erik Meijaard is a respected conservation expert specializing in orangutan ecology and behavior. He has been involved in various research and conservation efforts aimed at protecting orangutan populations and their habitats in Southeast Asia, often emphasizing the importance of preserving their natural environment for the species' survival.
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Professor Erik Meijaard is studying the disasters' impact on the orangutans with the help of satellite images.
Fears grow that world's rarest apes were swept away in Sumatran floods
United Kingdom· 2025-12-12
Erik Meijaard is a director of the scientific consultancy Borneo Futures and one of the first experts to describe the Tapanuli orangutan species.
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future | IndonesiaUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-09
Orangutan conservation expert Erik Meijaard said if the animal is a Tapanuli, 'it’s almost inevitable that it would have to be illegal.'
Indian zoo scrutinized over endangered ape
Taiwan· 2025-09-20