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Story summary
- Logging, agriculture and palm oil have destroyed 80% of orangutan habitat on Indonesia’s Borneo and Sumatra.
- Conservationists estimate only 80,000 orangutans remain in the wild across the two islands.
- Anti-poaching laws and enforcement aim to stop illegal hunting and pet trafficking of orangutans.
- Rescue centers rehabilitate injured or orphaned orangutans for release back into forests.
- Community programs educate locals and involve them in protecting forest corridors linking fragmented habitats.
