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The infant relies on the mom for protection and food, and they have a close bond. The female gives birth to one infant every eight or nine years, so this isn’t a population that replenishes quickly.
Orangutans are viewed as easy targets, according to hunters, because of their typically large size and lack of speed. [15] Sumatran, Tapanuli and Bornean orangutans are killed at a high rate for many reasons, the most common being the trade of meat or because farmers believe they are a threat to their crops. [16]
The Bornean orangutan has been a critically endangered species since 2016. As well as Borneo's importance in biodiversity conservation and as a carbon sink, the forests have significance for water security and food sovereignty for local communities of indigenous peoples. [1]
The Orangutan Project also known as The Australian Orangutan Project is a non-profit registered Australian environmental organization [2] established in 1998 by Leif Cocks. The organization focuses on the conservation of orangutans and the preservation and rehabilitation of their forest habitats, primarily in Indonesia .
An orangutan being cared for by the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation threw a tantrum when he wasn’t allowed to have more than his rationed amount of milk.This video of “Big Boy Beni ...
Jala received a medical checkup before being transported by foot through the forest and by boat on a river before his release in a conservation forest of Tanagupa in Gunung Palung National Park in ...
Conflicts between locals and orangutans also pose a threat. Orangutans that have lost their homes often raid agricultural areas and end up being killed by villagers. [127] Locals may also be motivated to kill orangutans for food or because of their perceived danger. [128] Mother orangutans are killed so their infants can be sold as pets.
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