3. ORANGUTANS
native to Indonesia and Malaysia
endangered by illegal logging,
forest fires, palm oil plantation
illegal hunting and trade
timber companies illegally
entered national parks
5. NATIONAL PARKS
illegal logging in 37 of 41 national
parks, mining, oil palm plantation
protected areas are being
deforested
Bribery, armed force by logging
companies
insufficient numbers of park
rangers, arms, equipment, training
7. ENDANGERED ORANGUTANS
Bornean orangutan, Sumatran
orangutan
Endangered and Critically
Endangered
more than a thousand
orangutans in rescue centers in
Borneo alone
8. ENDANGERED ORANGUTANS
Bornean orangutan, Sumatran
orangutan
Endangered and Critically
Endangered
more than a thousand
orangutans in rescue centers in
Borneo alone
10. ILLEGAL LOGGING
Asian, European, North American
market for illegally logged wood
products
73-88% of logging is illegal
If remained unsolved, very few
orangutans will be left in 2 decades
98% of forest maybe destroyed by
2022
12. ORANGUTAN
survive only in tropical
rainforest of Borneo, N.Sumatra
rainforest is source of food and
nesting sites
affected by deforestation and
logging, being killed for meat
and protection of new crop
16. ENDANGERED SPECIES
Sumatran orangutan = Critically
Endangered
Since 1900, number fallen by
91%
result of logging, infrastructure
development, internal
migration, plantation
development
18. WHAT IS ORANGUTAN LIKE?
intelligent, strong, large primates,
semi-solitary life in trees
fruit, seeds, bark, leaves, insect
fresh sleeping nests
Sumatran Orangutan found in
Indonesia
Bornean =Indonesia, Malaysia,
Brunei
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\nOrangutans are native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Their survival is seriously endangered by illegal logging, forest fires including those associated with the rapid spread of oil palm plantations, illegal hunting and trade. In the last few years, timber companies have played a larger part in putting this species in danger when they started to enter national park. \n\n
Official Indonesian data reveal that illegal logging has recently taken place in 37 of 41 surveyed national parks in Indonesia. Some also seriously affected by mining and oil palm plantation development. Satellite imagery from 2006 document confirmed that protected areas that area important for orangutans are being deforested. It is often reported that Logging companies use bribery or armed force. Besides, ark rangers have insufficient numbers, arms, equipment and training to cope with these illegal practices\n
If current logging trends continue, most of Indonesia’s national parks are likely to be severely damaged within the next decade. This is because these national parks are amongst the last areas to hold a large amount of valuable timber of Indonesia. The situation is now bad for both the Bornean orangutan and Sumatran orangutan. These species are classed as Endangered and Critically Endangered respectively by the World Conservation Union (IUCN)\nBecause of the rapid rate of deforestation and killing of orangutans, More than one thousand of them are now living in rescue centres in Borneo alone.\n
If current logging trends continue, most of Indonesia’s national parks are likely to be severely damaged within the next decade. This is because these national parks are amongst the last areas to hold a large amount of valuable timber of Indonesia. The situation is now bad for both the Bornean orangutan and Sumatran orangutan. These species are classed as Endangered and Critically Endangered respectively by the World Conservation Union (IUCN)\nBecause of the rapid rate of deforestation and killing of orangutans, More than one thousand of them are now living in rescue centres in Borneo alone.\n
A series of international and national initiatives have been developed to address illegal logging. However, it is evident that Asian, European and North American markets are still major buyers of illegally logged wood products, which often change ownership and recorded country-of-origin multiple times during transport. An estimated 73–88% of all timber logged in Indonesia is illegal. \nIf the immediate crisis in reducing number of orangutan and protection of national park is not resolved, very few wild orangutans will be left within two decades. \nGiven the rate of deforestation in the past five years, and recent widespread investment in oil palm plantations and biodiesel refineries, it is estimated that 98% of the forest may be destroyed by 2022, \n
Orangutans survive only in the tropical rainforests of Borneo and northern Sumatra. The animal depends on rainforest for food and nesting sites. Orangutan populations are seriously affected when their forest is destroyed or logged, not least because they are often killed for meat or to protect newly planted crops. For example, in the Sebangau swamp forests of central Borneo, orangutans fled from illegal logging operations, moving into less ideal habitat. The result is that death rate among young orangutans increases and there were fewer births amongst females. When the forest started to regenerate, the orangutans were able to return. \n
orangutans have long lifetimes, long “childhoods” and relatively low reproductive rates, which makes it difficult for them to recover when large numbers are killed. Recent estimates suggest that there are 45 000 to 69 000 Bornean orangutans and only 7 300 Sumatran orangutans remaining in the wild (Caldecott & Miles 2005). The Bornean orangutan is classified as Endangered by IUCN (the World Conservation Union), indicating that it has a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. \n
The Sumatran orangutan is classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN, indicating that it has an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. Since 1900, the number of Sumatran orangutans is thought to have fallen by about 91%. The loss is even faster towards the end of the twentieth century (McConkey 2005). As a result of logging, infrastructure development, internal migration and plantation development. \n
Orangutan biology\nOrangutans are intelligent, strong, large primates, and live a semi-solitary life in the trees. A balanced orangutan diet consists of fruits and seeds, but they are also able to eat foodstuffs such as bark, leaves and insects to survive in times of shortage. Fresh sleeping nests are built from branches and leaves almost every evening.\nSumatran orangutans are only found in Indonesia, and Bornean orangutans only in Indonesia and Malaysia, with occasional males reported as wandering into Brunei Darussalam.\n\n