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Orangutan
Pongo
Tropical rainforest
Palm oil expansion and illegal logging remain primary threats; rehabilitation programmes operate at documented Borneo destinations.
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Orangutan
Pongo
Great apes of Borneo and Sumatra rainforests. Indonesia and Malaysia protect remaining populations in national parks and rehabilitation centres.
Conservation Status
Palm oil expansion and illegal logging remain primary threats; rehabilitation programmes operate at documented Borneo destinations.
Habitats
- Tropical rainforest
- Peat swamp forest
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Tropical Rainforest
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