Looks like about 200 orangutans were killed. I’ll post more in the am. sexyactionplanet: Sumatran Orangutan: “It is no longer several years away, but just a few months or even weeks before this iconic creature disappears”Hundreds of orangutans are believed to have died in fires deliberately lit by palm oil companies in the last few weeks. Conservationists say the rare Sumatran orangutan could now be wiped out within weeks. Read more here. HIGH RES

Looks like about 200 orangutans were killed. I’ll post more in the am.

sexyactionplanet:

Sumatran Orangutan: “It is no longer several years away, but just a few months or even weeks before this iconic creature disappears”
Hundreds of orangutans are believed to have died in fires deliberately lit by palm oil companies in the last few weeks. Conservationists say the rare Sumatran orangutan could now be wiped out within weeks.

Read more here.

#orangutans  #indonesia  #palm oil  #agriculture  #forests  #conservation  #endangered species  #apes  #monkeys  
∞  04/11/12 at 11:31pm via sexyactionplanet
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