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According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Sumatran orangutan is on the critically endangered list. This distinction means that the species faces an extremely high ...
The Sumatran orangutan and the Tapanuli orangutan are both only found in Sumatra, Indonesia. [1] The conservation status of all three of these species is critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. [1]
Male Sumatran orangutans grow to about 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall and 90 kg (200 lb), while females are smaller, averaging 90 cm (3.0 ft) and 45 kg (99 lb). Compared to the Bornean species, Sumatran orangutans are thinner and have longer faces; their hair is longer and has a paler red color. [5]
The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is a collaborative project involving Indonesian NGO Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL) - as the main implementer in Indonesia, its Swiss partner the PanEco Foundation, and the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry’s Directorate General of Natural Resource and Ecosystem Conservation (Ditjen KSDAE), under several Memoranda of ...
Back on April 13th, Busch Gardens welcomed its newest family member, a critically endangered baby orangutan who was born to mom Luna via c-section. The bouncing baby girl was cared for around the ...
The orangutan reintroduction in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park is organized by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP). The first reintroduction station for orangutans close to the park was built in 2001 by the German biologist Dr. Peter Pratje, with the support of the Frankfurt Zoological Society and local partners. It offers a ...
A wounded orangutan was seen self-medicating with a plant known to relieve pain. It's the first time an animal has been observed applying medicine to a skin injury.
Young orangutan in the national park Mount Leuser Forest. Gunung Leuser National Park is one of the two remaining habitats for Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii). [3] In 1971, Herman Rijksen established the Ketambe Research Station, a specially designated research area for the orangutan. [4]