Orangutans in wild face extinction if unprotected
There are now fewer than 30,000 of these great apes in the world, and it is likely they will become extinct in the wild in as little as 20 years if the decline continues, according to the WWF.
Dr Marc Ancrenaz, director of the Kimabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project, who works with WWF and has studied the primates in Sabah since 1998, said: “Orangutans, the only living great apes in Asia, would disappear unless immediate conservation measures are taken.
