New Zealand’s 3News reports on the uncertain future facing orangutans in Indonesia:
The future of orangutans and other animals in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem is under threat from companies wishing to exploit the area for resources.
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“The Governor of Indonesia’s Aceh province is under increasing pressure to pass a law which has the potential to wipe out an entire ecosystem, including Sumatran orangutans.
The legislation would enable new roading, timber mining and plantation concessions to be legally granted in the Leuser Ecosystem, where 85 percent of Sumatran orangutans live.
It’s the only place left on Earth where the species lives with Sumatran tigers, elephants and rhinos, and if construction begins, they’ll all be wiped out in a matter of years.”
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