Sumatran Orangutan

Scientific Name: Pongo abelii

Conservation Status: Critically Endangered

Population Trend: Decreasing

Region: Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, mainly in Aceh and North Sumatra

Estimated Population Left: About 13,846 individuals

Main Threats: Deforestation, conversion of rainforest to palm oil and other agriculture, illegal logging, forest fires, hunting, illegal pet trade, habitat fragmentation and human-wildlife conflict.

How You Can Help: Support orangutan and rainforest conservation programs, choose products that use responsibly sourced palm oil, avoid products linked to illegal deforestation, support wildlife-trafficking enforcement and donate to organizations protecting Sumatran forests and orangutans.

Sources

World Wildlife Fund — Sumatran Orangutan
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-orangutan

World Wildlife Fund — Orangutan
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/orangutan

World Wildlife Fund — Borneo and Sumatra
https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/borneo-and-sumatra