🌿 Environment 3d ago · Hans Nicholas Jong

Tapanuli orangutans face mining, landslides, and fire threats — with no recovery plan

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Tapanuli orangutans face mining, landslides, and fire threats — with no recovery plan
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JAKARTA — Nearly a year after what scientists describe as one of the most severe ecological shocks ever documented for the world’s rarest great ape species, there is still no coordinated recovery strategy for Tapanuli orangutans, even as mining resumes, future development plans remain active, and a strong El Niño introduces a new threat. That broader concern over the survival of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) has been sharpened by recent satellite imagery show

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