Dramatic decline in Borneo's orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#3FZSM)
Fresh efforts needed to protect critically endangered animals from hunters and habitat loss as population more than halves
Hunting and killing have driven a dramatic decline in the orangutan population on Borneo where nearly 150,000 animals have been lost from the island's forests in 16 years, conservationists warn.
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