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Conservation group: Bornean orangutan critically endangered

2016-07-08 06:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: A global conservation group says Borneo's orangutans are now a critically endangered species due to hunting and destruction of forest habitat. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates the number of Bornean orangutans has dropped by nearly two-thirds since the early 1970s and will further decline to 47,000 animals by 2025. The group said the projected population figure would represent a population loss of 86 percent. The assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...

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