Are Orangutans going to become extinct?

Question

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Answer 1

If people kill them yes but if we don't no.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, there is a very high likelihood that they will.  There are actually two distinct species of orangutan, the Sumatran orangutan, which is found on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, and the Borneo orangutan, found in both the Malaysian and Indonesian sections of the islands of Borneo.  Both species face very similar threats--the peat forests where they live are being rapidly destroyed by illegal logging and conversion to oil palm plantations; and fires spurred by land clearing in the region are destroying even more habitat.  Moreover, baby orangutans are a popular item in the pet trade both inside Indonesia and in other parts of Asia, which results in poaching of adult females and the capture of their young.  Together, these interacting forces pose a very serious threat to the future survival of orangutans in the wild.

In 2004, scientists predicted that the Sumatran orangutan could go extinct in as little as a decade if habitat loss wasn't quickly abated.  And, unfortunately, it hasn't slowed yet.  

Still, there are some signs of hope.  As countries have recognized the important role deforestation plays in global climate change (Indonesia is the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide due to its forest fires), new efforts are emerging to combat illegal logging in the country and slow the expansion of oil palm plantations.

Whether change will come quickly enough to save the orangutan remains to be seen.

You can find out more about the threats to orangutans and other great apes through the United Nations Great Ape Survival Project.  (www.unep.org/grasp)

You can learn more about the threats from illegal logging and oil palm plantations from the Environmental Investigation Agency (www.eia-international.org) or from Greenpeace (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/... both of which are active in the region.

Answer 3

Most, if not all, of them live in forests in Indonesia. Those forests are being destroyed for timber and space to grow palm oil trees.

If that continues there will be no space for the Orangutangs.

A great pity, but I see no way to avoid it.

Answer 4

probably not, people are saving them ^.^

Answer 5

Possibility,you can only find them in 2 places in the world now.One of them is in Sumatra,I visited them.Their home is being destroyed through deforestation.I love them,they're so coochie coo! but alot of animals are going the same way unfortunately!