Orangutan is the only great ape living in Asia, while the other apes like gorilla, chimpanzee, and bonobo live in Africa. Less than 20,000 years ago, orangutans lived in South East Asia from Java Island in the southern part of the area to the North end of Himalayan Mountains and Southern China. Nowadays, orangutans can only be found in the forests in Sumatera and Borneo (Kalimantan).
Sadly, despite the diversity of primate species, 70% of Indonesian primates are on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss and illegal poaching (to be traded).
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 16:00
ProFauna activists staged a unique demonstration by the entrance gate of the Forestry Department Building in Jakarta protesting the trade of primate meat (4 July 2012). In the street act largely covered by media, the activists put a desk with a woman covered in fake blood on top of it.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 10:00
(07/04/2012) The illegal primate trade in Indonesia remains high in two big cities in the country: Jakarta and Palembang (South Sumatera). The investigation report of ProFauna Indonesia and the International Primate Protection League (IPPL) shows that dozens of primates are killed for the meat and brain as delicacies every month in both cities.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 11:00
The illegal primate trade in Palembang - South Sumatera gets worse where dozens of primates including the protected species like the slow loris (Nycticebus sp) and the siamang (Hylobates syndactilus) are sold every month. More information
