Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Orangutan-at-Gunung-Palung-National-Park-in-West-Kalimantan-27MZIFJXSZ28A.htmlConceptually similarOrangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR46GCompleted★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR45UCompleted★★★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR463Completed★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR45XCompleted★★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR45ZCompleted★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR460Completed★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR465Completed★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR467Completed★★★★Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGP0STR46JCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STR466Orangutan at Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanA female wild orangutan, Rosa, eats fruits on a tree at Gunung Palung National Park, a protected area and natural habitat for the orangutan. The orangutan habitat in this province is threatened by deforestation and forest fires caused by palm oil concessions.Orangutan rescued from forest fires are released in this park.Locations:Borneo-Gunung Palung National Park-Indonesia-Ketapang-Southeast Asia-West KalimantanDate:22 Sep, 2017Credit:© Jurnasyanto Sukarno / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4692px X 3306pxKeywords:Day-Endangered species-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Low angle view-National parks-Orangutans-Outdoors-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Orangutan Habitat in Gunung Palung National Park in West KalimantanGunung Palung National Park is a protected area and natural habitat for the orangutan in West Kalimantan. In 2015 when the forest fires disaster burned parts of the endangered primate’s habitat close to palm oil concession in West Kalimantan, many orangutan which became fire victims, were released in the Gunung Palung area. Gunung Palung is now also a research area for the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program operated by Yayasan Palung. A Greenpeace team goes on a journey in this forest to document the orangutan in their wild habitat.Related Collections:Press Collection: World Orangutan Day 2018 (All Photographers)
