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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 ...
Human activity is a big part of the problem when it comes to threats to the Sumatran orangutan. Some threats can be reversed with the enforcement of current laws and habitat conservation efforts.
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 Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is one of the three species of orangutans. Critically endangered , and found only in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra , it is rarer than the Bornean orangutan but more common than the recently identified Tapanuli orangutan , also found in Sumatra.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. [1]
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 ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Donations to a Malaysian orangutan conservation programme will be eligible for tax relief, including on funds that come from palm oil industry players, the overseeing ...
Of the two species of orangutan, the Bornean orangutan is endangered and the Sumatran orangutan is critically endangered. Orangutan habitat destruction due to logging, mining and forest fires, as well as fragmentation by roads, has increased rapidly. Orangutans are also hunted and sold illegally as pets.