Species/Sumatran orangutan
Sumatran orangutan
Pongo abelii
CRCritically Endangered
- Range
- Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
- Population
- About 14,000
- Trend
- decreasing
- Last assessed
- 2017
A great ape losing forest faster than it can reproduce. Females have a single infant every 7–9 years. That math does not survive a plantation.
Consumer goods still contain the forest they used to live in.
Threats
- Palm oil and timber
- Roads
- Hunting
What you can do
- Buy certified palm oil products — or skip the palm
Demand is the lever. RSPO is imperfect and still better than nothing.