Portal:Indonesia/POTW/22, 2007



Sumatran Orangutans (pic) is one of the two Orangutan species which has the critically endangered status, one degree lower than its only relative the other Bornean Orangutan. Increasing deforestation of Sumatra forests for palm oil plantations has endangered orangutan habitat. One important orangutan sanctuary in the North Sumatra province, Bukit Lawang, suffered a major flood in recent years due to substantial conversion of the area into villages and touristic places.

Photo credit: de:User:Tbachner.