Oil boom threatens the last orang-utans

A famous British company, Jardines, is profiting as the lowland forest – which shelters the few remaining orang-utans – is razed to make way for massive palm oil plantations, reports Kathy Marks in Tripa, Indonesia Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 26, 2009 - 12:26 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 26, 2009

The story of threatened extinction of one of the great apes in order to feed the oil addiction of the overpopulated apes is tragic.

As their territory shrinks, along with their food supplies, the apes are increasingly coming into conflict with humans. Farmers shoot those caught raiding crops; babies are ... More »

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