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The Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is a species of orangutan restricted to South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. [3] It is one of three known species of orangutan, alongside the Sumatran orangutan ( P. abelii ), found farther northwest on the island, and the Bornean orangutan ( P. pygmaeus ).
However, the discovery of a previously unknown orangutan population in Malaysian Borneo is reason to hope. Threats. Human actions have reduced orangutan habitats by more than 80% over the past 20 ...
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]
The SOCP is the number one source of data, knowledge and information regarding the conservation status of the species, reflected by its leading role in the 2012 island-wide orangutan survey initiative, [1] the Orangutan Population Habitat and Viability Analysis process, the development of the Indonesian National Strategy and Action Plan for ...
There are three types of orangutans left in the world. The Bornean, the Tapanuli and the Sumatran. It’s believed that there are only 14,000 individual Sumatran orangutans left in the wild.
The endangered Borneo orangutans were photographed amid smoke and haze on Salat Island after their habitat was decimated by blazes believed to have been illegally started to clear land and make ...
Thinkers of the Jungle - The Orangutan Report: Pictures, Facts, Background [26] gives an account of the life, behaviour and fate of orangutans. Alongside a wealth of information about this endangered species based on the latest research, authors Willie Smits and Gerd Schuster outline the threat to the orangutan's survival: economical and ...
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