Petition to save the Tapanuli Orangutan gains almost 1 million signatures
3rd May 2019
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The Tapanuli Orangutan, also known as Pongo tapanuliensis – a subspecies of the Orangutan whose name means ‘person of the forest' in Malay – was only discovered in 2017.
Yet it is already the most endangered great ape species in the world. With only 800 apes left in the wild, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has already included the species on its red list, classing it "critically endangered".
However, Change.org states that there is a chance to halt the planning. As with any project as big as this, funding is crucial and "Batang Toru Dam’s main financier, Bank of China could pull out and stop the dam from being built."
The petition has so far nearly received 940,000 signatures - click here to to find out more about how you can support this cause. Lead Image Credit: Tim Laman on Morphobank
Image Credit: Tim Laman on Wikipedia

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However, Change.org states that there is a chance to halt the planning. As with any project as big as this, funding is crucial and "Batang Toru Dam’s main financier, Bank of China could pull out and stop the dam from being built."
The petition has so far nearly received 940,000 signatures - click here to to find out more about how you can support this cause. Lead Image Credit: Tim Laman on Morphobank
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