Sumatran Orangutan

Sumatran tigers are one of the smallest subspecies of the tiger family, with an estimated 500-600 left in the wild. However, the actual count is most likely fewer than 400 tigers. In 1978, a census was taken of the Sumatran tigers. It stated that there were about 1,000 tigers in the wild. In the last 25 years, the Sumatran tiger population has been cut in half. Their species is considered “critically” endangered, and their numbers are still going down. Their endangerment would mean that their ecosystem

came across the Sumatran tiger, an endangered tiger found only on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. One threat this tiger is facing is habitat loss due to logging, mainly from the palm oil industry. Another threat is poachers hunting tigers for commercial gain. People sell and trade tiger parts such as skin, bones, teeth, etc. Because these threats are putting the tiger at risk, and in spite of the efforts of the Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program and World Wildlife Fund, the Sumatran tigers are extremely

Between 1985 and 2011, more than 30 million acres of the Sumatran forest disappeared because of the involvement of palm oil. Because of these environmental impacts, it’s leading to animal cruelty, especially for the Sumatran tiger. The deforestation of palm oil is driving Sumatran tigers toward extinction, because of the endangered wildlife environment, hazardous plantations, and starvation. According to One Green Planet, at least 80% of the Sumatran wildlife habitat is lost from the production of palm

Treatment of animals in zoos: Gorilla shot dead while trying to help a boy who fell into the enclosure VS New Zealand zookeeper being killed by endangered Sumatran tiger. Introduction The treatment of animals in zoos has become a very debatable issue, as animals deserve to live in their natural habitat with their family, but they are having to live in cramped, fake living spaces for nearly all their lives, separated from their families, not much room to walk around and being very bored. But two

Visiting the San Diego Zoo I was able to observe and gain a deeper understanding of the Black Mangabey,Western Lowland Gorillas, and Sumatran Orangutan. Through my visit I was able to learn more about the different primates, their traits, habitats, eating habits, and interactions. Thus, allowing myself to gain a visual and up close understanding of the primates we learned about in class through the lectures. The first primate I observed at the zoo was the Black Mangabey. The Black Mangabey is located

Status of Sumatran Species Sumatran orangutans. Sumatran orangutans are classified as critically endangered by both the WWF (2017a, para. 1) and on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Singleton, Wich, Nowak & Usher, 2016, p.1). Previously published Red list reports indicate that the Sumatran orangutans have been classified as critically endangered since 2000 (Singleton et al., 2016, p.2). Both the WWF (2017a, para. 1) and Singleton et al. (2016, p. 4) suggest that the population of Sumatran orangutans

Scientists have recently discovered a new species of the orangutan in northern Sumatra in Indonesia, but these new orangutan species are already considered endangered. Currently, there are two recognized orangutan species: the Bornean (Pongo pygmaeus) and Sumatran (Pongo abelii) orangutans. The third one, a new species called the Tapanuli (Pongo tapanuliensis) orangutan, are said to have less than 800 individuals remaining in an area near Lake Toba in northern Sumatra. Dr. Marina Davila-Ross from

besides the most talked about ones like Polar bears and Giant pandas, are at risk. One of these incredibly recognized endangered animals is the Orangutan. One of the most distinguished of the great apes, both of the subspecies of Orangutan are endangered; The Bornean and the Sumatran, with the Sumatran being declared as a critical species. The Orangutan, scientific name being Pongo pygmaeus, genus pongo, is one of the Great Apes. It comes from the phylum Chordata. They are classified as Mammalia

Orangutans Tim Sanderson Anth 111 In Malay orang means "person" and utan is defined as "forest'. Thus Orangutan literally means "Person of the Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground, instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There

African wild dogs one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals, the wild dog is mostly found in Tanzania and northern Mozambique. These fascinating creatures can reach running speeds of more than 44 miles per hour. Despite their impressive kill rate-80%, high than lions- they are very caring toward one another within the pack. All the adults participate in caring for the pups, and adults feed the little ones before themselves. They also establish hierarchies without violence. Mountain gorillas