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An orangutan hangs in the trees in a small patch of forest before being tranquillised and relocated

An orangutan hangs in the trees in a small patch of forest before being tranquillised and relocated. The orangutan will be released in Jantho in Aceh after its home forest was cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton

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Copyright: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
Image Size: 3132x2060 / 7.5MB; orangutan forest rescue wildlife conservation palm oil jungle deforestation Leuser Ecosystem leuser ecosystem leuser Sumatra orangutan Sumatran Orangutan orangutan Orangutan
Contained in galleries: Sumatran Orangutans, Orangutan Rescue

An orangutan hangs in the trees in a small patch of forest before being tranquillised and relocated. The orangutan will be released in Jantho in Aceh after its home forest was cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton