Australian Orangutan Project 20067

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• Australian Orangutan Project 2006/7

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Distribution of Pongo pymaeus and Pongo abelii
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Average Inter-birth Intervals Among Mammals
100
8 yrs
90
80
70
60
Inter-birth Interval (months)
50
40
30
20
10
0
Deer
Gainj
Gorilla
Rabbit
Whale
Elephant
Orangutan
Chimpanzee
Technologically primitive horticulturists
Extreme inter-birth interval makes orangutans
more susceptible to extinction than other species
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Threats to Orangutans

• Palm Oil
• Illegal logging
• Fires
• Illegal Mining

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Palm Oil Plantations
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Illegal Logging
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Forest Fires
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Illegal Gold Mines
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AOP Projects 2006/7

• Habitat protection at Bukit Tigapuluh National
  Park
• Orangutan Breeding Sanctuary at Bukit Tigapuluh
  National Park
• Orangutan rehabilitation and soft-release at
  Buluh Lamandau
• Law Enforcement Facilities and Operations
• Surveying for new release sites
• Education and awareness
• Repatriation of orangutans from zoos
• Hydrological restoration of the Sebangau
  Ecosystem
• Support of orangutan orphan care centres
• Community Rangers in Sabah and
• Eco Tourism.

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1. Habitat protection at Bukit Tigapuluh National
Park
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2. Orangutan Breeding Sanctuary at Bukit
Tigapuluh National Park
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3. Orangutan rehabilitation and soft-release at
Buluh Lamandau
1. Physical Health
2. Mental Health
3. Social Health
4. Forest Skills
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4. Law Enforcement Facilities and Operations
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5. Surveying for new release sites
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6. Education and awareness
Curtesy of Ian Singleton
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7. Repatriation of orangutans from zoos
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8. Hydrological restoration of the Sebangau
Ecosystem
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9. Support of orangutan orphan care centres
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10. Community Rangers in Sabah
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11. Eco Tourism
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How to help?

• Tax Deductible donation
• Adoptions
• Membership
• Eco Tour
• Volunteer fund raising

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• www.orangutan.org.au