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Orangutans are '''endangered''' because people are wrecking their '''habitat''' by cutting trees (logging or deforestation) in the forests where they live. There is an estimate of about 30,000 left in the wild.we are '''deforesting''' our '''forest'''. Orangutans are endangered because humans are logging their habitat to make room for Palm Oil plantations.
they are being extinct because of the devastating effect of the palm oi and the deforestation
Orangutans are endangered mainly due to loss of habitat/deforestation. Orangutans are arboreal animals, which means they spend all of their life in the trees. Their habitat is being level to build plantations on and their trees are subject to logging. Without trees, the orangutan will not be able to survive.
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∙ 12y ago- Because people kill them and that's kind of dumb if you love chicken your stupid! Your mean to the animals God made! Holy God Holy God, no thee Holy God The True god.
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∙ 15y agobecause people shot them in the wild and then eat the meat
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∙ 13y agoOrangutans are endangered because of loss of habitat. Human beings have other uses for the land that previously supported the kinds of forests in which orangutans lived.you are coco fionna
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∙ 13y agoPeople destroy there habitats
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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
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).
Can you eat an orangutan?
People hunt orangutans for food But mainly poor people in borneo like to eat the orangutans.
When did orangutan become endangered?
Mainly habitat loss was the reason.They began to fall in numbers in the 1960's, and recovery has been slow, but is improving.
Endangered species are on the verge of?
There are a number of animals that in danger of extinction all over the world. Some of the endangered species include the Philippine eagle, the red wolf, the Sumatran orangutan, and the African penguin.
Why is the orangutan indangered?
The main reason is deforestation of their habitat, and capture of young for zoos.
What endangered animals start with O?
· Ocelot · Octopus · Olive Warbler · Opossum · Orangutan · Ostrich · Otter · Owl · Ox
What is a a female orangutan called?
A female orangutan is called \"orangutan\", just like the male.
