Is Palm Oil Killing Orangutans at Isla Poole blog

Is Palm Oil Killing Orangutans. Poaching for the illegal pet trade is also threatening orangutans. As jungle and swamp are cleared for palm oil plantations, orangutans, whose name means “people of the forest” in malay, are losing the very. Fewer than 80,000 of these animals survive today, their habitats under constant threat of deforestation. The main threat to the survival of orangutan populations in the wild is the massive expansion of palm oil plantations in borneo and sumatra. Not only is palm oil bad for the environment, and a major cause of climate change, but it is also the leading cause of orangutan extinction. Forest clearing for palm oil plantations and illegal logging are driving massive deforestation. That habitat destruction is exposing wildlife to more conflict with humans. Orangutans are hanging on in the same palm oil plantations that displace them. Conservationists still need to work to minimize conflict between the endangered apes and humans. Indonesia and malaysia produce more than 85% of the world’s palm oil and are the only remaining home to orangutans. Numbers have stabilised over the last 15 years, according to a new study by the world wide fund for nature (wwf).

That habitat destruction is exposing wildlife to more conflict with humans. Forest clearing for palm oil plantations and illegal logging are driving massive deforestation. Poaching for the illegal pet trade is also threatening orangutans. Indonesia and malaysia produce more than 85% of the world’s palm oil and are the only remaining home to orangutans. Conservationists still need to work to minimize conflict between the endangered apes and humans. Numbers have stabilised over the last 15 years, according to a new study by the world wide fund for nature (wwf). The main threat to the survival of orangutan populations in the wild is the massive expansion of palm oil plantations in borneo and sumatra. Orangutans are hanging on in the same palm oil plantations that displace them. As jungle and swamp are cleared for palm oil plantations, orangutans, whose name means “people of the forest” in malay, are losing the very. Not only is palm oil bad for the environment, and a major cause of climate change, but it is also the leading cause of orangutan extinction.

In Photos Palm Oil Plantations Are Killing Orangutans In Indonesia

Is Palm Oil Killing Orangutans The main threat to the survival of orangutan populations in the wild is the massive expansion of palm oil plantations in borneo and sumatra. Not only is palm oil bad for the environment, and a major cause of climate change, but it is also the leading cause of orangutan extinction. Fewer than 80,000 of these animals survive today, their habitats under constant threat of deforestation. Forest clearing for palm oil plantations and illegal logging are driving massive deforestation. As jungle and swamp are cleared for palm oil plantations, orangutans, whose name means “people of the forest” in malay, are losing the very. That habitat destruction is exposing wildlife to more conflict with humans. Conservationists still need to work to minimize conflict between the endangered apes and humans. Orangutans are hanging on in the same palm oil plantations that displace them. The main threat to the survival of orangutan populations in the wild is the massive expansion of palm oil plantations in borneo and sumatra. Numbers have stabilised over the last 15 years, according to a new study by the world wide fund for nature (wwf). Indonesia and malaysia produce more than 85% of the world’s palm oil and are the only remaining home to orangutans. Poaching for the illegal pet trade is also threatening orangutans.