Orangutan Habitat at Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan

Greenpeace Indonesia Forest Fire Prevention member Jane Yolanda and researchers cross a river while they look for orangutan in Gunung Palung National Park, a protected area and natural habitat for the orangutan. Orangutan’s natural habitat in this province is threatened by deforestation and forest fires caused by palm oil concessions.
Gunung Palung is now also a research area for the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program operated by Yayasan Palung.

Unique identifier: GP0STR46W

Type: Image

Shoot date: 21/09/2017

Locations: Gunung Palung National Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, West Kalimantan

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Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Orangutan Habitat in Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan

Gunung 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.

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