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Hunting main threat to orangutans, not palm oil

KUCHING: Are palm oil plantations the main threat to the survival of orangutans in the wild? No, hunting is the biggest threat, says the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC). Its minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said while it is true that orangutans in Borneo have become an endangered species, it is also equally true […]

Bornean Orangutans — Conserving the great apes of Sarawak and Sabah

BY WWF-MALAYSIA The article is written to commemorate the International Orang-utan Day 2021 which falls on August 19. SARAWAK and Sabah are homes to the Bornean orang-utans, the largest tree-climbing mammal in the world and the only genus of great apes native to Asia. There are three subspecies — the Northeast Bornean (Pongo pygmaeus morio) […]