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Mainly habitat loss was the reason.They began to fall in numbers in the 1960's, and recovery has been slow, but is improving.
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What is the conservation status of the orangutan?
They are in Endangered
Is Sumatran Orangutan critically endangered?
Nope.Its not critical.It is endangered according to Arkive.com.
What is the population of an Orangutan?
There are two species of orangutan. The Bornean orangutan is endangered, and has a population of approximately 45,000 in the wild. The Sumatran orangutan is critically endangered, with about 7,300 individuals that were living in the wild in 2004.
Is the Sumatran orangutan native to Samatra?
Yes, it is. An endangered species.
What type of forest does the orangutan live in?
orangutans live in tropical rainforests.one species of orangutan lives on the island of borneo.the other species lives on sumatra.both orangutan species are endangered
Which animal become extinct in Sabah?
Tiger, orangutan and hornbill
What rainforest you the orangutang in?
Orangutans currently exist on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, southeast of mainland Asia. They spend most of their lives foraging for fruit and leaves high in the rainforest canopy. However, finding them in the wild is difficult because they are very rare (the Sumatran orangutan is critically endangered, and the Bornean orangutan is endangered).
When did the loggerhead become endangered?
they become endangered in 2099.
Can you eat an orangutan?
People hunt orangutans for food But mainly poor people in borneo like to eat the orangutans.
When did pikas become endangered?
they started to become endangered when global warming had started to increase
When do cheetahs get endangered?
they become endangered when the food they eat is scarce.
When did polarbears become endangered?
They are listed as vulnurable or threatened, not endangered.
