Please view the fact sheet here. Thank you for taking your time to send in your valued opinion to Science X editors. You can be assured our editors closely monitor every feedback sent and will take appropriate actions. If they continue to lose their rainforest homes to palm oil plantations at such a massive scale and at this rate then it is predicted that new oil plantations will kill off the remaining orangutans in as little as 25 years time. Ground surveys are cheaper to conduct than aerial surveys. 252 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<7A8C50D5006F2C32BFC1D97950107505><0E74328A8F819E4096A085C5C3E45FB0>]/Index[245 16]/Info 244 0 R/Length 54/Prev 588774/Root 246 0 R/Size 261/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Many different species of plants and animals have yet to be discovered there. We do not guarantee individual replies due to extremely high volume of correspondence. The numbers of species in peril is staggering in 2014 and the entire eco-system is more fragile than ever. […], […] Orangutan Conservancy                                                                 https://www.orangutan.com/threats-to-orangutans/ […], […] We know about Grizzlies, Wolves, Condors, and Bison. While exact orangutan population counts are always a challenge – various estimates put current counts at between 50,000-65,000 orangutans left in the wild – we do know with certainty that 2,000 to 3,000 orangutans are killed every year. hެU�n�0�>n�.�E�$m� K��Z ȃ�h�_[�ڿ�(Kn�uؐ�B���H��x��Q��D�8C��s-cHO��..Ȭ)�6=�\�M
Distribution. This is the highest survey effort ever conducted on great apes in the world. This site uses cookies to assist with navigation, analyse your use of our services, and provide content from third parties. Of these three methods, WWF-Malaysia most commonly employs ground and helicopter surveys. Counting orangutan nests, whether aerial or on the ground, presents many challenges. c��� � $��GF��d^�}�o��N���(cy4N)Fi�5�\TE��!+*��J��ۦ�G��D%�A4`��t�(U�T������1�������e�O�})��T��+Ķ1t�b�⨚����i�

evidence that suggests population numbers are undergoing continuous decline” (Morrogh-Bernard et al., 2003:141). Counting Orangutans at WWF-Malaysia. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no This forest is crossed with large rivers and has the greatest number of species of trees, birds and animals per acre of almost anyplace in the world. If poaching and the destruction of rain forests go on unchecked, orangutans in the wild could disappear from Sumatra and Borneo in the near future, to be found only in zoos, scientists have warned. Neither your address nor the recipient's address will be used for any other purpose.