Species - Orangutan

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Orangutans are the largest arboreal ape. They are found only in Sumatra and Borneo. Orangutans are in grave danger of extinction because their rainforest habitat is being converted for human use - the biggest threat is permanent agriculture in the form of palm oil plantations and, more recently, illegal logging within protected areas.

The orangutan's habitat area is shown in white on this map of South East Asia. Learn more about the Orangutan's habitat, South East Asia, by buying Earth's Green Heart - Asia.

Tropical rainforests are home to more than half the world’s species and play a crucial role in maintaining the health of our planet. Steve Taylor has travelled across Africa, Amazonia and Borneo to explore first-hand the complex issues of deforestation. Gorillas in Africa, river dolphins in Peru, orangutans in Borneo all feature, along with forest-dwelling people – traditional custodians of the forest. Money raised through the sale of Earth's Green Heart DVDs supports Ape Alliance & its members' conservation efforts.

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The following organisations are working to protect Orangutans, or are involved in their study and care:


Animal Defenders International Millbank Tower Millbank London SW1P 4QP Phone: +44 (0)20 7630 3340 Fax: +44 (0)20 7828 2179	Web (en): www.ad-international.org Email: click for contact form

Australian Orangutan Project (AOP) P O Box 1414 South Perth Western Australia 6951 Phone: Aust. 08 82127233 Fax: Aust. 08 82316702	Web (en): www.orangutan.org.au Email: click for contact form

Canadian Ape Alliance c/o University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics 88 College Street Toronto, ON M5G 1L4 Canada	Web (en): www.great-apes.com Email: click for contact form

Care for the Wild International 72 Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5BU UK Phone: +44 (0)1403 249832	Web (en): www.careforthewild.com Email: click for contact form

Cockroach Productions Nick Lyon & Evie Wright The Old Tannery Staplegrove Taunton Somerset TA2 6SP www.films4.org http://indonesiangibbons.blogspot.com/ Phone: 07850 921 207 & 208	Web (en): www.cockroach.org.uk Email: click for contact form

Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive Suite 500 Arlington VA 22202 USA Phone: (703) 341-2400 USA	Web (en): www.conservation.org

Environmental Investigation Agency 62-63 Upper Street London N1 0NY UK Phone: +44(0)207 354 7960 Fax: +44(0)207 354 7961	Web (en): www.eia-international.org Email: click for contact form

Friends of the National Parks Foundation Yayasan Pecinta Taman Nasional / Friends of the National Parks Foundation Jalan Bisma No 3 Ubud Bali 80571 Indonesia Phone: +62 (361) 977978 Fax: +62 (361) 976582	Web (en): www.fnpf.org Email: click for contact form

Great Ape Project 714 North 97th Street Seattle WA 98103 Phone: 206-579-5975	Web (en): www.greatapeproject.org Email: click for contact form

Great Ape Trust of Iowa Dr Benjamin Beck 4200S.E. 44th Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50320 Phone: +515 243 3580 Fax: +515 243 8997	Web (en): www.GreatApeTrust.org Email: click for contact form

Great Apes Film Initiative (GAFI) Madelaine Westwood 2 Westfield Cottage, Westfield, Medmenham, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 2HQ Phone: 01491 575 017	Web (en): www.gafi4apes.org Email: click for contact form

Great Orangutan Project London Office: Way Out Experiences, Studio 6, 8 High Street, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2TB, United Kingdom Malaysia Office Way Out Experiences Sdn Bhd. Unit 1206, Block A, Damansara Intan, Jalan SS20/27, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor,Malaysia Phone: ++ 603-7724 2272 (Malaysia GMT +8hrs) Fax: ++ 603-7724 2273	Web (en): www.orangutanproject.com/

Humane Society of Canada 409-120 Carlton St Toronto ON M5A 4K2 Canada Phone: +416 368 0405/1948	Web (en): www.humanesociety.com

International Primate Protection League (U.K.) Gilmore House 166 Gilmore Road London SE13 5AE Phone: +44 (0)20 8297 2129 Fax: +44 (0)20 8297 2099	Web (en): www.ippl-uk.org Email: click for contact form

International Ranger Federation Gordon Miller Fold Head Cottage Grindsbrook Booth Edale Hope Valley Derbyshire S33 7ZD UK Phone: 00 44(0) 1433 670210	Web (en): www.int-ranger.net Email: click for contact form

IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group John M. Aguiar, Coordinator Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, Virginia 22202-3787 Phone: (703) 341-2400 USA	Web (en): www.primate-sg.org

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre Alison Cronin Longthorns East Stoke Wareham Dorset BH20 6HH Phone: +44 (0)1929 462537	Web (en): www.monkeyworld.org Email: click for contact form

Orang Utan Caring Club of Indonesia Ridhwan Effendi Gedung Nusantara 1, Komplex DPR - R1, room 2301 Jalan Gatot Subroto, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Phone: +62-81-61325282	Web (en): www.orangutanrepublik.org Email: click for contact form

Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative Indonesia Ridhwan Effendi Komplex Niaga Roxy Mas Blok C-Z no. 35 - 36, Jalan Hasyim Azhari, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Phone: +62-81-61325282	Web (en): www.orangutanrepublik.org

Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative USA (OUREI) Gary Shapiro 2461 Santa Monica Blvd. #828 Santa Monica CA 90404 Phone: 310 401 6602 Fax: 310 401 6614	Web (en): www.orangutanrepublik.org Email: click for contact form

Orang-utan Tropical Peatland Project Susan Cheyne c/o CIMTROP Kampus UNPAR Tunjung Nyaho Palangkaraya Central Kalimantan 73112 Indonesia	Web (en): http://www.orangutantrop.com/ Email: click for contact form

Orangutan Appeal UK 11 Forest Hall Lyndhurst Road Brockenhurst Hampshire SO42 7QQ Phone: +44 (0)1590 622966	Web (en): www.orangutan-appeal.org.uk Email: click for contact form

Orangutan Foundation UK Ashley Leiman 7 Kent Terrace London NW1 4RP UK Phone: +44 (0)207 724 2912 Fax: +44 (0)207 706 2613	Web (en): www.orangutan.org.uk Email: click for contact form

Orangutan Protection Foundation Angel House 225 Marsh Wall Canary Wharf London E14 9FW United Kingdom Phone: 08456 521 528	Web (en): www.orangutanprotectionfoundation.org Email: click for contact form

Primate Society of Great Britain Phone: +44(0) 1334 467174	Web (en): www.psgb.org Email: click for contact form

Restore UK Peter Cole PO Box 310, Epsom, Surrey KT17 UK Phone: 01737 355458 Fax: 01737 355496	Web (en): www.restoreuk.org Email: click for contact form

Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme Regina Frey Pan Eco, Chileweg 5 CH-8415 Berg am Irchel Switzerland Phone: +41 52 318 23 23 Fax: +41 52 318 19 06	Web (en): www.sumatranorangutan.com Email: click for contact form

Sumatran Orangutan Society Helen Buckland The Old Music hall 106-108 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1JE Phone: +44 (0) 1865 403341	Web (en): www.orangutans-sos.org Email: click for contact form

Support for African/Asian Great Apes Phone: 81-568-63-0547 Fax: 81-568-62-2428	Web (en): www.saga-jp.org Email: click for contact form

The Great Projects Studio 6 8 High Street Harpenden Herts AL5 2TB Phone: 0845 371 3070	Web (en): www.thegreatprojects.com Email: click for contact form

World Society for the Protection of Animals 5th Floor, 222 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 207 239 0500	Web (en): www.wspa.org.uk Email: click for contact form

WWF-International	Web (en): www.wwf.org

WWF-UK Panda House Weyside Park, Godalming Surrey GU7 1XP Phone: +44 (0)1483 426444 Fax: +44 (0)1483 426409	Web (en): www.wwf.org.uk

Zoological Society of London Regents Park London NW1 4RY Phone: +44 (0)20 7449 6610 Fax: +44 (0)20 7586 2870	Web (en): www.zsl.org Email: click for contact form