Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Pongo-Tapanuliensis-in-Northern-Sumatra-27MZIFJX2QEN4.htmlConceptually similarPongo Tapanuliensis in Northern SumatraGP0STR8XQCompleted★★★★★★Pongo Tapanuliensis in Northern SumatraGP0STR8XUCompleted★★★★★★Pongo Tapanuliensis in Northern SumatraGP0STR8XWCompleted★★★★Pongo Tapanuliensis in Northern SumatraGP0STR8XXCompleted★★★★★★Orangutan Removed and Relocated in TripaGP043E6Completed★★★★Orangutan Removed and Relocated in TripaGP043E8Completed★★★★Orangutan Removed and Relocated in TripaGP043E9Completed★★★★Orangutan Removed and Relocated in TripaGP043EACompleted★★★★★★Orangutan Removed and Relocated in TripaGP043E5Completed★★★★View AllGP0STR8XRPongo Tapanuliensis in Northern SumatraA handout photo from Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) shows a female and her baby of new species Orangutan from Tapanuli (pongo tapanuliensis) in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of orangutan in the north of Sumatra Island. The Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is the first new addition in almost a century to the small club of great apes, joining its fellow Sumatran and Borneo orangutans.Locations:Indonesia-North Sumatra-Southeast AsiaDate:2 Sep, 2015Credit:© James Askew / Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4272px X 2848pxRestrictions:GREENPEACE USE ONLY. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE TO THIRD PARTIES. EXTERNAL INQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)Keywords:Apes-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Orangutans-Outdoors-Primates-Young animalsShoot:New Species Orangutan in Tapanuli (James Askew)Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of orangutan in the north of Sumatra Island. The Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is the first new addition in almost a century to the small club of great apes, joining its fellow Sumatran and Borneo orangutans.The population of genetically and morphologically unique Tapanuli orangutans is estimated at fewer than 800 remaining individuals, concentrated in a small number of forest fragments totalling 1,000 sq.km in the districts of Central, North, and South Tapanuli. Their hilly habitat is threatened by industrial and agricultural development, including a proposed hydroelectric development which could impact up to eight percent of their remaining heartland, researchers said.Related Collections:Forest Destruction Caused by the Palm Oil Industry in IndonesiaTapanuli Orangutan (Pongo Tapanuliensis)Beauty Images Indonesia (All Photographers)Indonesia Palm Oil Campaign Photo Collection