How can we help save the orangutans?

How can we help save the orangutans?

There are many ways to get involved, and each one helps us save the orangutans.

1. Adopt an Orangutan.
2. Donate.
3. Protect the Bukit Tigapuluh Ecosystem.
4. Plant Forest.
5. Orangutan Adventure Tours.
6. Business Partnerships.
7. Bequests.
8. Volunteer.

Who is trying to help orangutans?

Hundreds of rescued orangutans have been released into the protected Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, Borneo. Orangutan Foundation actively conserves over a million acres of orangutan habitat with guard posts and ongoing monitoring.

Why are orangutans being saved?

Orangutans are the largest arboreal (tree-dwelling) animals; their fruit-eating and seed-dispersing behavior is of ecological significance, helping to shape and preserve tropical rain forests. Conversely, by saving orangutans and their habitats, we save those same species that co-exist with them.

Is Orangutan Project Legit?

Today, The Orangutan Project is a dynamic, fast-growing and successful not-for-profit organisation that supports a wide range of critical projects that address the holistic problem facing remaining fragmented orangutan populations – including fighting deforestation and habitat loss at the highest level.

Who saved the orangutan?

WWF
WWF has been working on orangutan conservation since the 1970s. Our efforts include conserving orangutan habitat, antipoaching, promoting sustainable forestry and agriculture, and halting the pet trade.

What will happen if orangutans go extinct?

If orangutans were to disappear, so would several tree species, especially those with larger seeds. The tropical rainforests where Sumatran orangutans live are also home to other spectacular species including rare Sumatran tigers, Sumatran elephants, and Sumatran rhinoceroses.

Are orangutans going extinct?

Not extinct
Orangutans/Extinction status

How can we save deforestation from orangutans?

7 things you can do to protect orangutans:

1. Avoid products that contain unsustainable palm oil.
2. Buy FSC-certified products.
3. Go green!
4. Support a charitable organisation.
5. Start a fundraiser!
6. Join a volunteer programme.
7. Tell your mates.
8. Visit the famous Sepilok orangutan centre, Borneo.

How many Bornean arangutanges are left?

There’s the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), which, as its name suggests, is native to Borneo. With 104,700 individuals left in the wild, it’s listed as endangered.

Who is Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation?

The Borneo Orangutan Survival ( BOS) Foundation is an Indonesian non-profit NGO founded by Dr Willie Smits in 1991 and dedicated to the conservation of the endangered Bornean orangutan and its habitat through the involvement of local people.

Are orangutans endangered animals?

Orangutans are endangered because people are shooting them, and wrecking their habitat by cutting down trees. When people cut down the trees, orangutans can not find food. Because people have been shooting the animals and cutting down trees, orangutans may disappear forever. Orangutans are often used as pets.

What is the niche of an orangutan?

Tapanuli orangutans find their ecological niche in tropical and subtropical watery forests. These forests lies south of Lake Toba in Sumatra . Tapanuli orangutans spread in a region of 1,000 square kilometers in the said habitat.