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Future of the Orangutan on BBC Radio 4. |
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 23:11 |
BBC Radio 4's science programme Leading Edge had a feature about the future of the orangutan broadcast on Thursday 11th December 2008.
"Conservationists estimate there are abut 50,000 orangutans in the forests of Borneo, and another 7,000 in Sumatra.
"In protected areas they’re doing well, but elsewhere deforestation driven by mining and the creation of palm oil plantations is posing a threat to their survival."
Click here and choose the Listen Again link.
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