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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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Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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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