In Sumatra, increased orangutan sightings point to growing threats to the apes

Mongabay
Mar 1, 2023, 4:31 pm159 pts
BATANG TORU, Indonesia — With fewer than 800 individuals remaining in the wild today, the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan isn’t just the most threatened great ape species in the world — it’s also one of the most elusive. They’re so rare that even the people living in the Batang Toru forest,…

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