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= The Endangerment of Orangutans =

Associated Wiki Project: Primates

Proposal:

I believe my article is an interesting and relevant topic that meets the requirements for notability, neutrality, and no original research. Firstly, it is globally known around the world and confirmed by the IUCN Red List that the Orangutan is critically endangered. Additionally, there are a significant amount of charities and people who are passionate about protecting Orangutans and preventing their extinction, thus I believe many people will be interested in reading this article. There is currently a Wikipedia article titled ‘Orangutan' however there is only one brief subheading about their conservation status, so for these reasons, I believe my topic is notable. This article will be purely factual, where I will include many statistics and facts and maintain a neutral perspective on the topic. There will be no original research as all content will derive from academic sources where research was conducted professionally.

Description:

The Endangerment of Orangutans There are three species of the orangutan: the Bornean orangutan, the Sumatran orangutan, and the Tapanuli Orangutan. According to the IUCN Red List, the conservation status of all three species is critically endangered. The population of the orangutan has been steeply declining due to the gradual loss of their habitat. The population of Bornean orangutans has decreased by 50% in 60 years, and the population of the Sumatran orangutan has decreased by 80% in the last 75 years. It is estimated that between 1999 and 2015, the population of Bornean orangutans has decreased by over 100,000. The primary reason for habitat loss is unsustainable practice of timber extraction for the production of palm oil in Indonesia and Malaysia, however orangutans are often killed by poaching, where often mothers are killed and infants are seized and sold on the black market as pets. There are various conservation sites and not-for-profit organisations that work to protect and prevent the extinction of the orangutan.