On an Indonesian island, a rare little primate has been found alive thanks to the quiet dedication of local wildlife rescuers.
For nearly 100 years, scientists had no confirmed records of the Bangka slow loris, a small, wide-eyed primate native to Indonesia.
Some feared it had disappeared forever.
But on Bangka Island, local residents had been encountering these elusive animals for years.
Whenever a loris appeared in a garden, near a road, or in danger, people called the Alobi Wildlife Rescue Center.
Between 2015 and 2025, rescuers documented more than 90 lorises. Of those, 86 recovered and were released into suitable forest habitats.
Now, a newly published scientific study confirms what local communities already knew.
The Bangka slow loris is still here.
Its survival remains threatened by habitat destruction, but its rediscovery offers something precious: another chance to protect it.
