Tag Archives: orang-utans
POOR PROSPECTS FOR THE ORANG UTAN
April 2007 Depressing article from The Observer, based on a UN report, suggesting they could face extinction in the wild by 2012, due to logging and the destruction of the rainforest for oil palm plantations.
Filed under Conservation, Mammals
BAD NEWS FOR ORANGS
February 2007 A new UN report reveals that their situation is even more drastic than was previously thought. The reason? Illegal logging.
Filed under Conservation, Primates
