JAKARTA - Conservationists have discovered a large population of orangutans in the eastern part of the island of Borneo which is shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. The most conservative estimates put the population count at several hundred, but biologists say it could possibly be in the region of 2,000.
Like gorillas and chimpanzees, orangutans are often described as the closest relatives of humans. Orangutans face the gravest danger of becoming extinct as their habitat becomes increasingly under threat from illegal logging, forest fires and the extension of palm oil plantations. There are fewer than 60,000 wild orangutans worldwide, most of them living in Indonesia with some smaller population groups in Malaysia.
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JAKARTA - Conservationists have discovered a large population of orangutans in the eastern part of the island of Borneo which is shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. The most conservative estimates put the population count at several hundred, but biologists say it could possibly be in the region of 2,000.
