A big problem affecting orangutans is the spread of large oil palm plantations that stretch for hundreds of thousands of acres across formerly diverse rainforest.
Here, orangutans are considered pests when they enter these plantations, and are 'gotten rid of'.
Five mammals exemplify the impending disaster: the Sumatran tiger, Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, Asian elephant, and Sumatran rhinoceros. Each of those species is endangered, with the three eponymous Sumatran species critically endangered. They once flourished in precisely those areas where rainforests have since been cleared for oil palm, which is why this affects orangutans.
Source : Scientific American Scpinet
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