ADOPT AN ANIMAL
ADOPT AN ANIMAL
Provide help to an animal for as little as £3 a month, and make a connection that lasts.SOME OF THE ANIMALS YOU CAN ADOPT
ADOPT AN ORANG-UTAN
Estimates suggest there are less than 70,000 orangutans left in the wild compared to over 300,000 in 1900.
Threats To Orangutans
- Habitat destruction to make room for palm oil plantations, mines and human settlements;
- Illegal logging and fires also destroy huge swathes of valuable rainforest;
- The illegal pet trade sees mothers killed so their young can be sold as pets;
- Smaller habitat makes conflict with people more common and locals often kill orangutans out of fear.
How you are Helping
- Protecting and extending protected areas of rainforest
- Enabling local communities to manage these protected areas;
- Protecting the animals by restricting the illegal trade in live orangutans;
- Campaigning for tougher regulation of palm oil production and illegal logging;
There are two species of orangutan, the critically endangered Sumatran and the endangered Bornean Orangutan. See our fact-file for some interesting orangutan facts to find out more about this remarkable animal
