The orang-utan, literally "person of the forest", inhabits the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. It is dependent on the integrity of these forests and is now seriously threatened by loss of its habitat from logging and forest clearance. Currently it is estimated that about 50 species of plants and animals become extinct each day around the world, most of them in tropical forests.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 265, 1 August 1992, Page 34
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64The orang-utan, literally "person of the forest", inhabits the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. It is dependent on the integrity of these forests and is now seriously threatened by loss of its habitat from logging and forest clearance. Currently it is estimated that about 50 species of plants and animals become extinct each day around the world, most of them in tropical forests. WWF-NZ Forest and Bird, Issue 265, 1 August 1992, Page 34
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