Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species
Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 peopleIndonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival...
<p>Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people</p><p>Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.</p><p>Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, Tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild, confined to a small range in part of Indonesia’s Sumatra.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/12/indonesia-floods-extinction-level-rare-orangutan-tapanuli">Continue reading...</a>
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