Tag: orangutan
Alarming Persistence of Illegal Pet Trade Threatening Orangutans
As Asia’s only great ape, orangutans remain a prime target for the illegal pet trade across the region. With their populations concentrated in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, the alarming figures from January 2013 to July 2023 underscore a distressing reality - at least 161 live orangutans have fallen victim to the clutches of illegal trade.
































