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The Orangutan Working Group is concerned with the protection of orangutans - Pongo pygmaeus. Orangutans are threatened by the destruction of their habitat in Borneo and Sumatra. The rainforest is being destroyed by illegal logging, palm oil plantations, agriculture and fires.

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The following organisations are involved in the Orangutan Working Group.


Orangutan Foundation UK Orangtuan Working Group Secretariat 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: info@orangutan.org.uk

Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK (BOS UK) Michelle Desilets 8 Temple Square Aylesbury Bucks HP20 2QH UK Phone: 08456 521528	Web (en): www.savetheorangutan.org.uk Email: info@savetheorangutan.co.uk

Care for the Wild International The Granary Tickfold Farm Kingsfold West Sussex RH12 3SE UK Phone: +44 (0)1306 627900 Fax: +44 (0)1306 627901	Web (en): www.careforthewild.com Email: info@careforthewild.com

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: info@eia-international.org

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

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: enquiries@ippl-uk.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: apes@monkeyworld.org

Orangutan Foundation International 822 S. Wellesley Avenue Los Angeles CA 90049 USA Phone: +1 (310) 207-1655 Fax: +1 (310) 207-1556	Web (en): www.orangutan.org Email: ofi@orangutan.org

Sumatran Orangutan Society Helen Buckland 17c Between Towns Road Oxford OX4 3LX Phone: +44 (0)1865 712403	Web (en): www.orangutans-sos.org Email: info@orangutans-sos.org

World Society for the Protection of Animals 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)20 7587 5000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7793 0208	Web (en): www.wspa.org.uk Email: wspa@wspa.org.uk

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

WWF-UK Christian Thompson Panda House Catteshall Lane Godalming Surrey GU7 1XR Phone: +44 (0)1483 426444 Fax: +44 (0)1483 426409	Web (en): www.wwf-uk.org