Step 1: Choose one of the following endangered animals: pangolin, Malayan Sun bear, tapanuli orangutan, snub-nosed monkey, sumatran rhinoceros,Javan slow loris, Sumatran tiger. ( choose tapanuli orangutan.
Step 2: research and record the answers to the following questions.
Animal name:
How many are left in the wild?:
Region: Where it lives in Southeast Asia?:
Why is this species endangered? Be specific. :
Name one organization that helps these animals.:
How does this organization help these animals? Have a specific example. :
Animal name: Tapanuli orangutan
How many are left in the wild?: There are estimated to be around 800 individuals left in the wild.
Region: Where it lives in Southeast Asia?: The Tapanuli orangutan is found in the Batang Toru forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Why is this species endangered? Be specific.: The Tapanuli orangutan is endangered due to deforestation, habitat loss due to palm oil plantations, hunting, and fragmentation of their habitat. The construction of a hydroelectric dam in the Batang Toru forest is also a major threat to their survival.
Name one organization that helps these animals.: The Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) is an organization that helps with the conservation of Tapanuli orangutans.
How does this organization help these animals? Have a specific example.: The OIC works to protect the Tapanuli orangutans by engaging with local communities, conducting research, and advocating for their conservation. For example, the OIC has established community-based patrols to prevent illegal logging and poaching in the Batang Toru forest, helping to protect the orangutans and their habitat.