ORANGUTAN

is an indigenous species belonging to Indonesia, whose population is scattered in the rainforest of Sumatra Island and Kalimantan Island.

Approximately 70 thousand orangutans are on the island of Sumatra and 50 thousand in Kalimantan

Currently, the number of orangutan population is decreasing. The largest mammals living on this tree have been declared as rare animals protected by the government. Here are some of the causes of the declining population of orangutans:

Deforestation

Deforestation is a massive reduction of forests. These forests are cleared, for example, to be used for palm planting, transmigration land for settlement, forest fire and illegal logging. As a result, the forests that are home to orangutans are increasingly depleted and threaten the survival of these animals.

Illegal Animal Trade

Baby orangutans are often kidnapped from their mothers for sale again as pets. this kidnapping of infant orangutans generally involves the killing of its mother, so that every single kidnapped baby kid, one adult mother dies.

Illegal hunting

Many orangutans are hunted by humans, because it enters the territory of the plantation of a citizen or company and steals its food so that it is considered a pest by humans. In addition, orangutans are hunted for their skulls for sale at a high price.

If these factors are not taken seriously, then in just one year no more orangutans can be found in the wild. The remaining orangutans can only be seen in the zoo.