The Orangutan Needs YOUR Help

“It is clear that the Sumatran orangutan is in rapid decline and unless extraordinary efforts are made soon, it could become the first great ape to go extinct. Although these revised estimates for Borneo are encouraging, forest loss and associated loss of orangutans are occurring at an alarming rate, and suggest that recent reductions of Bornean orangutan populations have been far more severe than previously supposed.”

The Centre for Orangutan Protection has also warned that orangutans in the central Kalimantan forest of Borneo could disappear entirely as early as 2011.

Government commitments in Indonesia to protect forest and increasing forestation programs are key to saving the remaining 61,600 apeas Wich says.

My friends, you know we can’t rely entirely on the red-tape. Here are some of the things YOU can do to save the orangutan:

Attend the First Ever Annual Save The Orangutans 5k Run for Survival: October 19th at 8:30 am Lake Balboa, Encino, California. Click here for Information/Registration

Become a Foster Parent: For a $75 contribution, you will receive a foster parent kit which includes a photograph of your orangutan adoptee, a certificate, an orangutan activity booklet, stickers, a current issue of Pongo Quest, and other items. You will also receive newsletters which include information on the work that OFI is doing in Borneo. Click Here for More Info

Become a member of the Orangutan Foundation International for only $35. Join Here

Make a donation to the Orangutan Conservancy today.