Estimated total population orangutans currently does not exceed 130,000 individuals in the world, this species has seen its population decline by more than 60 percent in the last four decades. cultivation palm oil This activity is one of their biggest enemies as it pushes back the forests they live in. This Saturday was commemorated as International Orangutan Day to reflect the gradual extinction of these animals.
Three species of orangutans living on our planet, Borneo (105,000 samples), Sumatra (13,000) and Tapanuli (800)It is listed as “critically endangered” according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.
In the early 1980s, Indonesian forests were home to more than 300,000 orangutans.however, the destruction and degradation of natural habitats has reduced this figure to a total of 130,000 specimens, as reported by the park in a statement.
The Red List details that Bornean orangutans did not exceed 104,700 specimens, 64% less than the 288,500 recorded in the late 70s.
Habitat loss due to palm cultivation
Wild orangutan populations are threatened by extensive habitat loss and Land use change due to logging, palm oil production, mining and agricultural expansion.
Deforestation is the most serious threat to orangutans, and about 80% of these primates’ irreplaceable habitats have been lost in the last three decades.
Native to the island of the same name, the Bornean orangutan is one of the most emblematic primate species of the tropical forests of the Asian continent.
Collaboration from Malaga
Fuengirola park (Málaga) has been dedicated to the state of the Bornean orangutan and its habitat since 2013 and collaborates with the Borneo Nature Foundation through the Bioparc Foundation. Habitat restoration and afforestation activities and species conservation in the Sabangau forest in Borneo.
Home to a group of Borneo orangutans, consisting of female Mukah and Suli and their cubs Sabangau and Neo, the Bioparc Fuengirola zoo has called for a “mandatory need” to preserve this monkey.
In addition, they conduct research activities, training and capacity building in the forest to promote sustainable development and educate the public to protect the island’s natural resources.
It has likewise participated in the program of conservation and reproduction of the species at European level (EEP) since its opening as the Fuengirola Zoo.
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