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Can you think of some steps logging companies could take to help orangutans and other threatened and endangered species survive, while continuing to log?
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www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_orang.htm
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Orangutan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The orangutans are two endangered species of great apes (the other being the gorilla). Known for their intelligence, they live in trees and are the largest living arboreal animal. They have longer a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan
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IUCN: Endangered (Pongo pygmaeus) to Critically Endangered (Pongo abelii) ; ... Orangutans travel about by moving from one tree to another, avoiding climbing down to the ground. The species moves on "all fours", with the clenched fist placed on the ground. At night they make a nest of vegetation to sleep in,
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www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/...
www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/orangutans/
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Endangered Species Classroom - Orangutan ... National Zoo - Think Tank ... ; Endangered Species / Asian Animals...
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houck.salkeiz.k12.or.us/cool.sites/sci/ESpecies/orangut...
houck.salkeiz.k12.or.us/cool.sites/sci/ESpecies/orangutan.html
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The animal that poses the biggest threat to the orangutan is man (who uses its habitat and sells young orangutans as pets). POPULATION; Orangutans are an endangered species. They are decreasing in numbers quickly as they lose habitat to people.
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/orangutan/
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/orangutan/
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Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates-2004-2006 reveals that 25 percent-or one in four-of the 625 primate species and subspecies are at risk of extinction.
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www.primates.com/primate/endangered.html
www.primates.com/primate/endangered.html
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Ecobeetle is your environmental webpage with a special focus on the endangered Orangutan ... Live and dead Orangutans are being sold, with products such as Orangutan skulls fetching upwards of US$ 70 in some regions. ... Learn About Other Endangered Species - Information and Resources...
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www.ecobeetle.com/orangutan.htm
www.ecobeetle.com/orangutan.htm
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All prices are subject to changes without prior notice. ... Green Collection 22 (pdgr022) > Two Young Orangutans (pdgr022362) ... Two Young Orangutans photo...
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www.inmagine.com/pdgr022/pdgr022362-photo
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The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) classifies orangutans as endangered. This serious classification means that if actions are not taken to counter threats to their survival, orangutans are at risk of extinction in the near future, perhaps within the next 10-20 years.
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www.yorku.ca/arusson/an_endangered_species.htm
www.yorku.ca/arusson/an_endangered_species.htm
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