World Orangutan Day 2013 Today

Celebrate the World Orangutan Day 2013 today, August 19. This year is the inaugural event, so join in the rescue and protection of this gentle primate around the world.

From 1992-2000, the population of the Sumatran orangutan declined by more than 50% and only an estimated 7,000 animals are left in the wild. Its relative, the Bornean orangutan population fell nearly 43 % in the past decade and estimates place their population at about 45,000 animals. Since the last population estimates were done, deforestation rates have continued to climb which means the actual populations could be well below these.

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