Orangutans are incredibly intelligent and sensitive animals whose future is under threat. Learn more about those threats and what the Orang Utan Republik Foundation is doing to help insure the species long term future.

1. OrangutansOrangutans
inin
CrisisCrisis

2. Majestic,Majestic,
Solitary,Solitary,
Fruit-eating,Fruit-eating,
GardenersGardeners
of theof the
RainforestRainforest

3. CaringCaring
mothers,mothers,
give birthgive birth
once everyonce every
7-8 years,7-8 years,
share 97%share 97%
of theirof their
genes withgenes with
usus

4. Intelligent tool users; canIntelligent tool users; can
learn & use sign languagelearn & use sign language

5. Orangutan StatusOrangutan Status
Endangered – ~ 50,000Endangered – ~ 50,000 ++
on Borneoon Borneo
Critically Endangered - 6,600Critically Endangered - 6,600
on Sumatraon Sumatra
The only places where they are found in the wild

6. Major Threats to their Survival:
Habitat degradation, conversion and fragmentation
Illegal loggingIllegal logging
Estate plantationsEstate plantations Illegal miningIllegal mining
FiresFires

7. The UNThe UN
calls it acalls it a
State ofState of
EmergencyEmergency
TheThe
primaryprimary
factor….factor….

8. Large Scale Palm Oil:Large Scale Palm Oil:
the Most Significant Current Threatthe Most Significant Current Threat

10. Killing as “pests” and for pets
When hungry orangutans enterWhen hungry orangutans enter
plantations in search of foodplantations in search of food

11. Why Save Orangutans?
The only great ape species in Southeast Asia
(chimpanzees, gorillas, & bonobos are in
Africa). Genetically, a close primate cousin
Orangutans live in a rich biodiverse rainforest
ecosystem. By saving orangutans, we save all
the other species that share that ecosystem.

12. Why Save Orangutans?
There is an
Orangutan-Forest-Global Climate
connection
Protecting orangutans reallyProtecting orangutans really
means protecting forests whichmeans protecting forests which
moderate global climatemoderate global climate
change.change.

13. How do we save orangutans?

14. Rehabilitation is a stop gap measurRehabilitation is a stop gap measur

15. We need to address theWe need to address the
root causeroot cause

16. transforming localtransforming local
people’speople’s
perceptions andperceptions and
understanding ofunderstanding of
orangutans,orangutans,
particularly inparticularly in
SumatraSumatra where thewhere the
species isspecies is
“critically“critically
endangered.” Inendangered.” In
doing so, we willdoing so, we will
insure the species’insure the species’
long term survival.long term survival.
Our mission: to save wildOur mission: to save wild
orangutans throughorangutans through
education initiatives byeducation initiatives by

17. Education happens in many ways
Formally in classrooms

18. Informal Outdoor Activities

19. Competitive 4-Year Scholarships for
Biology, Forestry & Veterinary Science
Orangutan Caring Scholarships

20. Workshops & ConferencesWorkshops & Conferences

21. Community Outreach:
Orangutan Caring Week

22. Mobile Education & Conservation Unit
(MECU) Program

23. Seeking ways to
reduce the conflict
between villagers
and orangutans

24. Learn more about
orangutans and
what you can do
to help.
Take a stand &
give a hand.
www.orangutanrepublik.org