population Orang Utan

Borneo Orangutan
Latin Name: Pongo pygmaeus

Based on genetic studies of orangutan in Borneo, there are three sub-species of orangutans that have been identified, namely Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus is found in northwestern Borneo, Borneo Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii in the middle, and Pongo pygmaeus morio in northeast Borneo. Of the three sub-species of the Bornean orangutans, Pp wurmbii is a sub-species with the greatest relative body size, while Pp Morio is a sub-species with the smallest relative body size.

In 2004, scientists estimated that the total population of orangutans on the island of Borneo, both in Indonesia and Malaysia, there are about 54 thousand people. Among the three sub-species of the Bornean orangutans, Pp pygmaeus is a sub-species of the least and endangered, with an estimated population of 3,000 to 4.500 individuals in West Kalimantan and Sarawak little, or less than 8% of the total population of Bornean orangutans.

Physical Description
Bornean orangutans are part of the great ape family and are the largest arboreal mammal.
Animals have long hair and tousled dark brownish red, the colors on the face ranging from pink, red to black.
Weight of adult male Bornean orangutans could reach 50 to 90 kg and height 1.25 to 1.5 m. While males females weigh 30-50 kg and height of 1 m.
Parts of the body such as the arms length not only serves to grab foods such as fruits, but also to swing from tree to tree, using reach and distance for a solid grip.
Temples like cushions held by an adult male Bornean orangutans make these animals face look bigger. However, not all adult male Bornean orangutans have a forehead like a pillow.
Owned Adam's apple can be inflated to produce a loud noise, which is used to call and tell their existence.

Ecology and Habitat
Borneo Orangutan more common in lowland forest (below 500 m above sea level) than in the highlands. Forests and peatlands is the center of the range area orangutan, as more fruiting plants produce large compared to the dry dipterocarp forest and lots of tall trees have large woody, like keruing. Borneo Orangutan particularly vulnerable to disturbances in their habitat, although Pp morio showed unexpected tolerance relative degradation of the habitat in the northern part of Borneo Island.

Threat
All sub-species of Bornean orangutans are endangered and fully protected by the laws of Indonesia. These species are classified into categories by CITES Appendix I (species that are prohibited from international commercial trade because it is very vulnerable to extinction). Some of the major threats faced by Bornean orangutans are habitat loss, illegal logging, forest fires, poaching and trade to be a pet orangutan. In the last decade, in every year, there are at least 1.2 million hectares of Indonesia's forests have been used for the activities of large-scale logging, illegal logging and forest conversion for agriculture, plantations, mining, and settlement. Forest fires caused by climate phenomena such as El Nino storms and prolonged droughts also result in reduced population of orangutans. Over the last 2o years, Borneo orangutan habitat is reduced at least about 55%.

WWF conservation efforts in Borneo Orangutan
WWF is working with various stakeholders such as the Indonesian government, organizations and local communities, to save and reduce damage to orangutan habitat. The three components of WWF in implementing conservation activities in the Heart of Borneo orangutan is:

Memfaslitasi the creation of a network of protected areas as a protected area for key species, such as protected areas orangutanMenghubungkan with 'wildlife corridors' to be managed carefully, ensuring orangutans and other species can move freely in it.
Ensure all other areas within and on the borders of the Heart of Borneo whose status can not be maintained as protected forests managed in a sustainable manner. More than 70% population of Bornean orangutans is estimated to be outside the protected areas, with the majority being within the concession area. WWF research shows that Borneo orangutans to survive in the forest concessions, if the impact is reduced through the implementation logging Sustainable Forest Management, is selective logging, integrity fruiting trees are preserved, and the activities are strictly controlled hunting.
Pull through awareness campaigns about orangutan conservation kapada community groups, particularly local communities living adjacent to orangutan habitat.

WWF also has run several orangutan conservation programs in West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. In West Kalimantan, WWF conservation work is focused on Pp pygmaeus Kerihun Betung National Park and Sentarum Lake National Park, as well as the wildlife corridor that is in between. Both parks are located in Kapuas Hulu. Meanwhile, the concession areas in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan is targeted to sub-species protection Pp wurmbii. In Central Kalimantan, orangutan conservation WWF's work focused on orangutans berhabitat Sebangau National Park

Save Me Please

KETAPANG - Peter Kansius of Foundation Trench Ketapang, assessing the death of orangutans who were evacuated on August 26 to 27 and in Hamlet Trenches Dongka Wak, Wajok Downstream, Pontianak, leaving stories and questions from various circles, especially among conservation. Of course, the fundamental question is, what should be saved orangutans even a disastrous loss of life with the primates.

Chronologically, at 25 Agutus last evening, orangutans known to be in the garden in the hamlet residents Trenches Dongka Wak. Residents reported to the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia Kalimantan Program. The next day, evacuation efforts began. A total of three shots drugs are not able to knock 17-year-old male orangutan with the weight of 70 kilograms. Residents then took the initiative to bloat orangutans living in the midrib of coconut trees to be dropped. When smoked, the fire splashed onto dry palm branches, so instead grabbed orangutan.

"It is unfortunate and sad indeed, the conditions that should be saved orangutans actually claimed the lives," he said. Orangutan with male gender was aged about 15 years died of non-infectious complications. Suffered burns about 70 percent, or almost all over his body. Large-bodied primates who suffered burns, still moving to rambutan tree. The next day, evacuation efforts succeed. However, the orangutan has been experiencing dehydration and stress of interacting with humans for several days. Orangutans once admitted Daops
Agni Manggala Kalimantan.


Joint team to evacuate, the BKSDA West Kalimantan, Titian Foundation, International Animal Rescue (IAR), Gemawan Institute, and WWF-Indonesia, on August 29 agreed to bring it to the IAR orangutan, so that treatment can be more intensive. On the same day at 19.00 pm, the orangutan was brought by road from Mangala Agni in Rasau Jaya, Kubu Raya, to Ketapang. However, towards the border Kubu Raya district and the District, the orangutan is checked regularly by a veterinarian are accompanying it apparently was not moving. At approximately 22:30 pm, the primate was declared dead.

Based on autopsy results veterinarian Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health West Kalimantan orangutan cause of death was due to non-infectious complications, then burns all over his body, as well as physical stress and dehydration, "said Dwi Yudha Harsanto in his press conference in Pontianak, August 31. Further, the Team Veterinarian necropsy concluded the cause of death orangutan, could be due to burns that cause dehydration, stress, and added complications, and heart orangutan covered about 50 percent fat.

"The story of the demise of orangutans leaves the question of the various groups. That question is reasonable, because the rescue orangutans few days should be done well even claimed the lives of orangutans, "he said. cPetrus assert failure in saving the lives of orangutans is done, due to several factors. These factors meant that the handling of the orangutan is very clear coordination, especially in the handling of animals required special rescue coordination. "But as is the case in the handling of these orangutans are still not up," he explained.

Moreover, he said, based on facts, orangutans rescued smoked by a distance that is too close, so the impact on the burning hair and the body of the orangutan. Basically, says Peter, how fogging aims to dispel the terms orangutans have much of a presence in the place where he was. "Coordination is in preparation, strategies, and actions in terms of handling. Besides communication, communication process and the rescue team at the time of rescue. There should be good communication with the residents at the scene, given as it happens, after the fumigation carried out resulting in the body tebakarnya orangutans, "he said.

According to him, there should be a step or a safe way that can be done by climbing a tree and save the orangutans, in a way tied or fished, then lowered. In the incident, the judge was very clear Peter, conflicts between wildlife and humans have occurred. "The fact that the conflict between humans and wildlife, it started when the animals are getting desperate due to habitat and populations are increasingly threatened by land clearing for plantations and mining," he said.

In addition, according to him, the main reason why orangutans get to the village community, of course, feed or food because they are more limited, is not even available anymore. "This is certainly a concern we shared and all. Conflicts between wildlife and humans lately is likely to increase due to the increasing complexity of issues related to land clearing resulted in the endangerment soul of protected animals such as the orangutan and plants are protected, "he said.

Because until now specialist rescue teams still feels very low and far to be in places where the distribution orangutan was, Peter worried about the increasing threat to the habitat of orangutans and other protected species. "So I think there needs to be specific of handling the rescue orangutans and indeed it is to be done," he concluded.

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Orangutan dies after accidentally being burned by villagers

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia | Archipelago | Thu, August 30 2012, 12:55 PM

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A male orangutan clings to a treetop, in an attempt to avoid villagers who were trying to chase him out from their plantations in Parit Wak Dongkak village, West Kalimantan, on Sunday. The ape accidentally caught fire, and died on Wednesday night. (Antara/Jessica Helena Wuysang)

A male orangutan, which was accidentally set alight by villagers in West Kalimantan, died on Wednesday night after succumbing to the severe burns on his hands, chest and legs.

The 17-year-old ape had allegedly crossed over the hedge of plantation areas in Parit Wak Dongkak, Pontianak, on Saturday. Residents living in the area were afraid that the ape would destroy the cops, so they tried to chase it out of a tree by setting the tree on fire.

The attempt took a wrong turn when the ape, instead of quickly moving away, caught fire.

The ape was rushed to the Manggala Agni conservation center in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan. He was transferred to the International Animal Rescue’s (IAR) rehabilitation center for specialized treatment, but died en route.

“A team, jointly established by several organizations, is arranging tools and a site for his autopsy in Pontianak. Several team members have also prepared a coffin,” said World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) East Kalimantan program manager Hermayani Piuteras, as quoted by kompas.com.